Introducing CRYPTOLAND, Motherboard’s new documentary series about all things crypto. Watch more episodes here: The Chinese government has long tried to stamp out cryptocurrencies in the country with varying levels of success. In 2021, a ban on mining finally sent firms packing and seeking countries like Kazakhstan with friendlier stances toward crypto mining. They’ve also…
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Bitcoin mines like this makeshift operation located in Northeast China are what keep the bitcoin network up and running. Motherboard will visit the secretive mine located in rural Northeast China and document a day-in-the-life of the three employees hired to maintain the mine. Click here to SUBSCRIBE to VICE Asia: Source link
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In 2014, before Ethereum and altcoin mania, before ICOs and concerns about Tether and Facebook’s Libra, Motherboard gained access to a massive and secretive Bitcoin mine housed within a repurposed factory in the Liaoning Province in rural northeast China. This is the infrastructure that keeps the digital currency’s decentralized network up and running, and its…
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The recent publication of “Navigating Cryptocurrency Regulation: An Industry Perspective on the Insights and Tools Needed to Shape Balanced Crypto Regulation”, a regulatory guidance document from the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Cryptocurrencies, was accompanied by a industry-regulator roundtable on cryptocurrency regulation moderated by Denelle Dixon, Stellar Development Foundation. Among the panellists were…
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NFTs (non-fungible tokens) burst on the scene with a $69 million sale of Beeple’s digital art. Now players behind the so-called metaverse are betting “digital scarcity” will create a whole new ecosystem of play and commerce. #NFT #OutOfStock #BloombergQuicktake ——– Like this video? Subscribe: Become a Quicktake Member for exclusive perks: Subscribe to Quicktake Explained:…
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