Policy


Policy

Kazakhstan President Calls for Tax Increase on Crypto Mining: Report

Just weeks after a tax on mining came into effect, the government is looking to raise it fivefold.

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Policy

Myanmar's Military Government Plans Digital Currency Launch: Report

The country's shadow government said in December it will accept tether as official currency.

Myanmar's ancient city of Bagan. (Majkell Projku/Unsplash)

Policy

Indian Budget Provision Allows Government to Define NFTs

A clause in the just-announced budget has left the crypto industry trying to understand the future of NFTs in India.

India Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the budget earlier this week. (T. Narayan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

India Edges Toward Crypto Legalization With 30% Tax, Announces Digital Rupee

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman noted the moves during the country's annual budget speech to Parliament.

Nirmala Sitharaman Minister of Finance of India with an inset of the Ministry of finance of New Delhi, India (IMF Photo/Cliff Owen; Sapru/Flickr)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Greenidge’s NY Power Plant Permit Delayed: Report

The decision by the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation will now come by the end of March.

Greenidge mining facility

Finance

Warren Targets 6 More Crypto Miners for Their Energy Use

The crypto miners welcomed the dialogue on the environmental issues of mining with the Massachusetts senator.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Finance

Inside the Company Building Japan's Multistakeholder Digital Yen

DeCurret was born out of Japan's oldest internet firm.

Tokyo's Shinjuku neighborhood (segawa7/Shutterstock)

Policy

Thai Authorities Plan to Regulate Crypto as Means of Payment

The Thai SEC has also proposed a set of guidelines to limit the use of digital assets for payments.

Bangkok, Thailand's capital. (Florian Wehde/Unsplash)

Policy

India's Crypto Industry Awaits New Budget

The challenge of regulating cryptocurrencies may mean the industry won't even be mentioned in the budget speech on Feb. 1.

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (T. Narayan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Tech

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Sets New All-Time High

The measure of bitcoin mining difficulty will likely continue hitting record highs well into 2022.

A bitcoin mining farm. (Marko Ahtisaari/Flickr)