Pot Stocks Surge As Marijuana Legalization Bill Nears House Vote

Updated at 9:55 am EST U.S.-listed cannabis stocks surged higher Friday following a report that suggested lawmakers could vote on legislation that would legalize the use of marijuana nationwide as ear...

Defi Protocol Anchor to Implement ‘Semi-Dynamic Earn Rate’ Following Governance Vote – Defi Bitcoin News

On Thursday, the team behind the lending protocol Anchor announced that a proposal has passed and the decentralized money market will “implement a more sustainable semi-dynamic earn rate.” Following t...

With Finance Bill Vote, India Continues to Reckon With the Growing Crypto Industry; Bitcoin, Ether Tread Water

The largest cryptocurrency by market cap was recently holding above $42,400, roughly where it perched 24 hours ago. Ether, the second-largest crypto by market cap, was about as flat over the same peri...

Why QuickSwap Will Split Token After Community Vote, QUICK Rises 30%

The QuickSwap community has decided to split the platform’s native token, QUICK. Reacting to the upside in the last hour and past 7-days, QUICK could see more upside as the Polygon-based decentralized...

Seattle Starbucks union vote passes unanimously in the company’s hometown

Starbucks Barista Gianna Reeve, part of the organizing committee in Buffalo, New York, speaks in support of workers at Seattle Starbucks locations that announced plans to unionize, during a rally at C...

Terra’s Anchor Protocol (ANC) Opens Vote On Possible Cut To 20% Yield

The Anchor Protocol (ANC), a Terra-based program that is currently one of the highest-yielding stablecoin platforms, opened a vote that could lower its nearly 20% annual returns. The community propose...

Juno’s Proposal 16 Vote Is a Watershed for Blockchain Governance – For Better or Worse

There is an added complication to doing a hard fork rather than an automated parameter change. Validators, the equivalent of Bitcoin’s miners on Cosmos and other proof-of-stake systems, could choose t...

CryptoUK Issues Response to EU Vote on Markets In Crypto Assets Bill

CryptoUK, an independent crypto industry association aimed at forming a cohesive voice for the UK’s cryptoasset sector, has issued a formal response regarding the European Parliament’s rec...

Bitcoin Below $39K After EU Vote on Crypto Regulation

Bitcoin (BTC) was little changed Monday after a proposal that could have effectively banned bitcoin across the European Union (EU) was rejected. The Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA), the most comprehen...

EU Lawmakers Vote Against Bitcoin Ban

Alex Dovbnya European cryptocurrency community has managed to avert a potentially “catastrophic” proof-of-work ban within the EU The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON), a co...

EU Parliament Approves Crypto Legislative Package by Majority Vote

The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) has passed the much-anticipated Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) legislative package, which aims to coordinate the...

Bitcoin tracks $39K ahead of Europe vote on Proof-of-Work legality

Bitcoin (BTC) stayed steady at $39,000 into Monday’s Wall Street close as stocks took the opportunity to reclaim some losses. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bulls ne...

Proposal Limiting Proof-of-Work Is Rejected in EU Parliament Committee Vote: Sources

“5. By 1 January 2025, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and to the Council, as appropriate, a legislative proposal to amend Regulation (EU) 2020/852, in accordance with Article ...

EU to Vote Restricting PoW-based Crypto Assets

The European Union could see a major change in the cryptocurrency industry as proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrencies face an indeterminate future. Proof-of-work cryptocurrencies are designed in an energ...

EU To Vote On MiCA, Proof-Of-Work Ban Amid Online Backlash

The European Union will vote on adopting its Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation later on Monday. Reports show that a controversial ban on proof-of-work (POW) tokens including Bitcoin and Ether...

EU Set to Vote on Proof-of-Work Crypto Mining Ban

The European Union will vote on Monday on a cryptocurrency framework proposal that could result in the banning of proof-of-work consensus assets. The high-stakes vote is too close to call, according t...

Today’s EU MiCA vote could ban exchanges from listing proof of work crypto assets

The latest draft of the controversial MiCA report still contains language that could stop crypto service providers from transacting in proof of work coins. As a result, a potential proof of work ban i...

EU Is Set To Vote On Whether Or Not It Intends To Ban Bitcoin And Ethereum ⋆ ZyCrypto

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp The EU is set to vote on MiCA on Monday. However, provisions of the framework may effectively ban Bitcoin in the region. Mixed responses have greeted...

This Week on Crypto Twitter: EU to Vote on Legislation, Pop Star Sia Lays Claim to NFT Persona

Illustration by Mitchell Preffer for Decrypt Once again emerging as the week’s top topic was geopolitics, with both the U.S. and European Union moving closer to a comprehensive framework for reg...

Limiting Proof-of-Work Crypto Back on the Table as EU Parliament Prepares Virtual Currencies Vote

One version of the new draft, reviewed by CoinDesk, has a similar provision though significantly toned down from the original. It says that crypto assets “shall be subject to minimum environment...

EU To Vote Over Crypto POW-Ban On Monday

The Bill allowing European Parliament to ban cryptocurrencies using the proof-of-work (PoW) mining, including Bitcoin (BTC) has made its way back into the draft. As per latest reports, the EU parliame...

Three more Starbucks locations in Buffalo vote in favor of union

The Starbucks Workers United hub in Buffalo on November 16, 2021. Libby March | The Washington Post | Getty Images Three more Starbucks locations in the Buffalo, New York, area have voted in support o...

European Parliament Excludes Pow Provision In Next Week’s Vote On Crypto Bill

A vote on the European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation has been rescheduled to take place on March 14. The European Parliament was expected to approve the legislation last month. Ho...

EU Drops Proof-of-Work Ban, To Vote On MiCA Crypto Law Next Week

The European Union will vote on passing a key cryptocurrency law next week, with a widely-criticized ban on proof-of-work tokens to no longer be considered. Member of Parliament Stefan Berger tweeted ...

European Parliament will hold vote on crypto bill without PoW provision

The parliament of the European Union has scheduled a vote on a framework aimed at regulating cryptocurrencies after addressing concerns over proof-of-work mining. In a Monday Twitter thread, European ...

A new BlackRock shareholder vote that may rule future proxy battles

Laurence “Larry” Fink, chairman and chief executive officer of BlackRock Inc., pauses as he speaks during the BlackRock Asia Media Forum in Hong Kong, China. Justin Chin | Bloomberg | Gett...

European Parliament Suspends Proposed Plans To Vote On Crypto Bill

According to the report, the lawmaker leading the proposed framework says the situation needs to be clarified before MEPs can get into action. However, the head of ECB wants the lawmakers to speed up ...

European Parliament to Cancel Vote on Crypto Assets Framework – Regulation Bitcoin News

The European Parliament will not hold a planned vote on crypto regulations after texts that can be interpreted as an attempt to ban coins with energy-intensive mining sparked negative reactions. The l...

EU Delays Vote on Crypto Regulations Amid Bitcoin Energy Debate

The European Parliament has delayed a vote on the Markets in Crypto Assets Directive (MiCA) due to fears that it would be “misinterpreted as a de facto Bitcoin ban” over questions surround...

EU Regulator Ties Up Crypto Regulation Vote Over Proof-of-Work Ban

Key Takeaways European Parliament member Stefan Berger has canceled a vote scheduled for Monday on crypto regulation. The provision, called the Markets in Crypto-assets proposal, apparently contained ...

European Parliament postpones crypto bill vote over proof-of-work

The parliament of the European Union is delaying a vote on a framework aimed at regulating cryptocurrencies amid concerns over proof-of-work mining. In a Friday Twitter thread, European Parliament eco...

EU Parliament delays vote on crypto regulation after backlash on anti proof-of-work stance

The European Parliament decided to delay its vote on the draft of the Markets in Crypto Assets framework indefinitely after receiving backlash from the public over one of the provisions. The vote was ...