Major Italian Bank Backtracks on Crypto Ban

Alex Dovbnya UniCredit has denied banning its customers from trading cryptocurrencies Milan-headquartered banking group UniCredit, which boasts 811.1 billion euros in total assets, has denied prohibit...

Bitcoin Magazine’s YouTube restored after ban

Bitcoin Magazine’s YouTube channel was restored around three hours after being shut down, with the publication attributing the short ban to the YouTube algorithm flagging the word “Kazakhstan.” In a J...

Kosovo confiscates over 300 crypto mining devices after crypto mining ban

Crypto mining activities have continued to face increased regulatory risk. Authorities in Kosovo had confiscated more than 300 cryptocurrency mining machines. The move comes as the country seeks to en...

Italian Local Bank Unicredit to Ban Accounts Trading Bitcoin

Italian banking giant UniCredit has threatened to close the accounts of customers that are linked to crypto trading. According to the bank, their policies prohibit them from interacting with “counterp...

Kosovo Seizes Hundreds of ASICs After Bitcoin Mining Ban

Kosovo, a partially recognized state in Southeast Europe, confiscated 272 different ASICs that were used for mining Bitcoin, according to a police statement issued on Saturday. The operation also resu...

China’s Xiangtai food Co. buys 686 spot Bitcoin miners despite mining ban

Xiangtai Food Co., Ltd., a Nasdaq-listed Chinese food company has bought 686 spot Bitcoin miners that are worth US$6 million via its United States subsidiary called SonicHash LLC. While the mining ope...

Kosovo Imposes Temporary Ban on Crypto Mining, Facing Local Electricity Crisis

Cryptocurrency miners in Kosovo are facing a temporary ban on crypto mining from the government to curb electricity consumption as the country faces a severe energy crisis. The country has reported se...

proposed laws will not ban crypto trading

TL;DR Breakdown Estonia is amending its crypto laws to streamline the crypto industry. The proposed draft doesn’t outlaw crypto trade in the country or ban citizens from ownership. The authorities hav...

Total Crypto Ban Is Difficult to Implement, Crypto Assets Should Be Regulated – Regulation Bitcoin News

A renowned economist who is a member of India’s Monetary Policy Committee says that a total cryptocurrency ban is difficult to implement and “would only increase illegal activities and participation i...

Kosovo To Ban Crypto Mining Amid Energy Crisis

In a quick response to the ongoing energy crisis in the region, the Republic of Kosovo has reportedly banned cryptocurrency mining, at least for now. Kosovo Bans Crypto Mining To Save Energy Situation...

The Estonian Regulator Assures there are no Plans to Ban Cryptocurrency

On Sunday, the Estonian Ministry of Finance squashed reports that it would prohibit cryptocurrency ownership and trading. According to their new draft legislation for virtual asset service providers (...

Estonia Won’t Ban Anonymous Crypto Holding

Key Takeaways Estonia has clarified that recently-drafted regulations will not ban individuals from anonymously holding crypto. Instead, the regulations may prevent companies (virtual asset service pr...

Estonia Clarifies Upcoming Regulations, Will Not Ban Crypto Holding or Trading – Regulation Bitcoin News

The government of Estonia has approved legislation tailored to improve oversight of its crypto sector which expanded rapidly due to favorable regulations and business climate. The new law, which is ye...

Amid Electricity Shortages, Kosovo Government Places Ban On Crypto Mining

Kosovo has banned crypto mining on Tuesday in an effort to reduce electricity use as the country grapples with its worst energy crisis in a decade as a result of electricity disruptions. Kosovo Bans C...

Estonia’s Ministry of Finance says it does not plan to ban cryptos

Estonia’s Ministry of Finance does not plan to ban citizens from HODLing or trading cryptos. The ministry disclosed this news through a press release on January 2, noting that the recently approved dr...

Cryptocurrencies Are Facing an Absolute Ban in 9 Countries

China is surprisingly not the only country with an outright ban on cryptocurrency, as eight other jurisdictions have also applied an absolute ban on digital currencies. These jurisdictions are Egypt, ...

Facebook Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene After Permanent Twitter Ban, She Says

Topline Conspiracy theory-espousing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has been suspended from Facebook following a permanent Twitter ban for spreading Covid misinformation, the congresswoman said Mo...

Thailand Sees PoW Mining Surge As China Ban Lingers On

As the popular proverb saying goes, one man’s food is another man’s poison, the same can be said of crypto mining which is largely on the rise in Thailand amidst the persistent ban on related activiti...

Why Did China Ban Bitcoin Mining? Here Are The Seven Leading Theories

One of 2021’s biggest stories was the China ban on Bitcoin mining. On one hand, the news affected Bitcoin’s price and gave ammunition to the nay-sayers that think that governments will outlaw Bitcoin....