Proof-of-Work


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EU MiCA Bill Progresses Without Bitcoin Mining Provision

The European Parliament's Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) bill has moved forward, omitting a controversial provision that targeted proof-of-work mining. “The Hash” team compares MiCA to a similar piece of legislation making headway in the state of New York and examines what the future of crypto oversight in Europe might look like. 

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Projeto de Lei MiCA da UE avança sem disposição de limitação de Bitcoin

O pacote legislativo histórico da UE para governar Cripto está avançando para a próxima fase de negociações sem a disposição divisória que busca restringir o uso de Cripto de prova de trabalho.

European Union flags at Berlaymont building of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium (Santiago Urquijo/Getty)

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Por que a mineração de Cripto realmente importa

Argumentos ideológicos sobre proof-of-work e proof-of-stake perdem o ponto principal: Mineração significa a produção de verdade objetiva, diz o futurista Dan Jeffries. Este post é parte da Mining Week da CoinDesk.

A crypto mining farm (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

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New York State Assembly Committee Moves Forward With Bitcoin Mining Ban

The Environmental Conservation Committee of the New York State Assembly voted in favor of a bill that would ban proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrency mining for two years due to energy consumption concerns. “The Hash” hosts discuss the growing politicization of bitcoin and possible ways for the mining industry to respond.

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Renewable Crypto Mining in the Italian Alps

As part of CoinDesk’s Mining Week content, Regulatory Reporter for Europe Sandali Handagama explains how crypto mining firms like the Alps Blockchain are using renewable hydropower in the mountainous regions of Italy. Handagama addresses the broader narrative of eco-friendly mining and the debate in the European Parliament on proof-of-work.

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MiCA ainda pode ser adiada por parlamentares da UE devido à disposição de prova de trabalho

Os parlamentares da UE que apoiaram a controversa disposição que busca limitar a Cripto de prova de trabalho podem fazer uma última resistência se o projeto da MiCA for submetido a uma votação parlamentar completa.

European legislators must agree on a negotiating mandate for MiCA, the EU's proposed regulatory framework for crypto assets. (Rachele Rossi/Getty)

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Can Lasers Make Bitcoin Mining More Eco Friendly?

As part of CoinDesk’s Mining Week coverage, CoinDesk’s George Kaloudis presents a study suggesting that lasers could be used to create an “optical proof-of-work” consensus, potentially increasing the accessibility of mining and reducing energy consumption.

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Projeto de Lei de Proibição de Mineração de Bitcoin Sai do Comitê da Assembleia do Estado de Nova York

A legislação visa estabelecer uma moratória de dois anos sobre o tipo de mineração de Cripto usada para proteger a rede Bitcoin .

Coinmint's bitcoin mine in Massena, New York, pictured in 2020. (Prieur Leary)

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Por que alguns desenvolvedores de Bitcoin dizem que os lasers podem reduzir os custos de energia da mineração

“Prova óptica de trabalho” melhoraria a distribuição geográfica da taxa de hash e acalmaria os temores de resistência relacionada ao clima, argumentam os proponentes.

Lasers have shown promise in making computation more efficient. Plus, optical computation would fit the “laser eyes” meme popular among bitcoiners. (Illustration: Yunha Lee)

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EU Parliament Rejects Proposal Limiting Proof-of-Work Mining

The European Parliament has voted against a proposed rule that would have banned proof-of-work mining of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin across the European Union (EU). Patrick Hansen, head of Strategy and Business Development at Unstoppable Finance, discusses what this means for the state of crypto affairs in Europe and the world.

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