A couple of bills regulating noisy, electricity-guzzling crypto mines are still alive. Six tougher proposals are now likely dead. The two moving forward address many key concerns, but some fear that they seem to have the backing of the crypto industry.
An Arkansas Senate committee unanimously approved two bills Thursday that would regulate cryptocurrency mining operations, and the committee will reconvene Tuesday to hear more public comment on the policies.
Over the last couple of years, the US government has tried to tighten its grip on different sectors of the crypto industry. As a result, these efforts have received significant backlash from politicians and central figures within the crypto space. This week, another crackdown on the crypto industry occurred after Arkansas lawmakers approved two bills […]
Voters in Vermilion Parish rejected two renewals on Saturday’s ballot, while three others passed. A parish-wide proposition, a 3.26 mill renewal, failed with 52% (1,106) voting against it. Support for the proposition finished with 48% (1,003 votes). The renewal would have collected an estimated $1,106,600 for an entire year for a period of 10 years to maintain public roads and highways in the parish. Voters in Sub-Road District No. 1 of Road District No. 2 voted down a 5.06 mills renewal. That...
As a House committee took up two crypto bills -- co-sponsored by the same senators that pushed through the law last year they're now trying to fix -- one lawmaker summed it up: "This is almost an embarrassing situation."
House Democrats defeated a Republican bid to restrict migrants' access to the state's overflowing emergency family shelter system, a day after the Legislature shipped a supplemental budget to Gov. Maura Healey that would impose a new nine-month limit on shelter stays.
The mining sector in Saudi Arabia is witnessing growth and development with more investment opportunities expected to be proposed in 2024. Six locations will be the targets of the fifth round of exploration. They include gold, copper and zinc and span an area of 940 square kms. Assistant Deputy Minister for Mining Enablement at the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources Abdulrahman AlBelushi told Asharq Al-Awsat that the ministry has granted over 500 exploration licenses.
The two crypto regulation bills that remain still have some serious questions -- and may not go far enough -- but they should help address some of the significant problems with the crypto mining industry.
Six resolutions on crypto mine regulation sponsored by Sen. Bryan King could get new life in the House today, but it looks like they don't have the votes.
Why didn't most Democrats back proposals that would have enacted maximal regulation on the crypto mining industry? Here's their reasoning.
Emergency services pulled the man from the house in Headington, Oxfordshire. He was declared dead, while another adult and a child were taken to hospital. The circumstances are not believed to be suspicious amid a continuing probe
At least 10 fire crews have rushed to the scene of a house fire which caused an explosion in the inner-city suburb of New Farm in Brisbane.