The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has clarified that proof-of-work (PoW) crypto mining does not trigger securities laws. In a staff statement published on March 20, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance confirmed that mining activities, whether solo or in pools are not investment contracts under the Howey Test.
● Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI) estimated Bitcoin mining’s annual power demand to be 120.29 TWh. ● Cloud mining enables users to participate in crypto mining without the need for hardware. The cryptocurrency landscape is constantly evolving, with users adapting to changing trends and market patterns. As participants in
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) projected a 24-hour price drop of 0-1% during the Asian morning hours. Litecoin (LTC) gained over 4% in the last 24 hours to surpass $102, at the time of writing. According to the data from TradingView, LTC marked an intraday high at $102.96 on the
New York governor, Kathy Hochul imposed a temporary ban on the crypto mining firms for the next two years. All the mining companies that use carbon-based power sources will be banned immediately. Through this law, the state will focus on balancing both its economic growth and climate goals. Furthermore, implementing
Shell plc, the London-based oil and gas industry giant, has stepped forward to unveil its stance in enhancing the Bitcoin mining industry. Notably, the company has signed a two-year sponsorship with BTC Inc and Bitcoin Magazine for The Bitcoin Conference. At Bitcoin 2023 Miami event, Shell aims to advocate the
Ethereum (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization converted from the Proof of Work (PoW) mechanism to the Proof of Stake (PoS) mechanism on September 15. Following that, Vietnam’s cryptocurrency miners faced significant losses with their mining equipment as it turned off, as per the recent report. According to recent
Introduction to Proof-of-Work In order to prevent abuses of computer resources for things like spamming or DoS attacks, proof of work (PoW) defines a method that needs a not-insignificant but practical amount of effort. In 2004, Hal Finney applied the notion to the protection of digital currency by devising the
ETH testnet Ropsten merge to PoS onsets. Developers are confident over the merge. Price of ETH is expected to soar high currently. Any news or upgrades or highlights or even something which we could expect from the stables of Ethereum (ETH) are usually a rare sighted blood moon. Accordingly, the
Proof of Work Proof-of-work is the algorithm that uses to secure many cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum. The concept was first proposed in 1993 as a way to combat spam emails, and it was named “proof-of-work” in 1997. Satoshi Nakamoto utilized it to secure the Bitcoin blockchain the technique was
Proof of work (PoW) is a decentralized consensus mechanism. Bitcoin using peer-to-peer technology. The cryptocurrency market is already in a downturn. The king of digital currency Bitcoin (BTC) is holding roughly 44% of the market share. When Bitcoin began to decrease, the entire crypto market collapsed. In this situation, the
