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Paraguay to Become Top Bitcoin Mining Hub in Latam According to Insight Group

Paraguay to Become Top Bitcoin Mining Hub in Latam According to Insight GroupParaguay, one of the smallest countries in Latam, has the conditions needed to become the next Bitcoin mining hub in the region, according to mining insight group Hashrate Index. The company notes there are many elements in favor of Paraguay, including the abundance of clean hydroelectric power sources. However, the stance that the government has […]

Trump taps pro-Bitcoin Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary

Paraguayan Cryptocurrency Law Shelved After Presidential Veto

Paraguayan Cryptocurrency Law Shelved After Presidential VetoThe cryptocurrency and mining law that the Paraguayan Congress passed in June was finally shelved on Dec. 5. The document, which sought to bring order to crypto mining and exchange activities in Paraguay, was ultimately dropped after failing to obtain the votes needed to reject the presidential veto it received. Paraguayan Crypto Law Dropped After […]

Trump taps pro-Bitcoin Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary

Paraguay Warns About Growth of Illegal Bitcoin Mining Operations and Effect on Power Stability of the Country

Paraguay Warns About Growth of Illegal Bitcoin Mining Operations and Effect on Power Stability of the CountryThe growth of illegal bitcoin mining operations could affect the stability of the power system in Paraguay, according to statements from the National Power Administration. The boom the country is experiencing is taking its toll on the power system, with many miners plugging in illegally and consuming high amounts of power without making payments. Paraguay […]

Trump taps pro-Bitcoin Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary

Paraguayan Senate Rejects Presidential Veto to Cryptocurrency Bill

Paraguayan Senate Rejects Presidential Veto to Cryptocurrency BillThe Paraguayan Senate has decided to reject the total veto that President Mario Abdo exerted over a proposed cryptocurrency bill on September 2. The Senate defended the initiative, stating that passing the bill would benefit the country due to its effect on tracking the energy consumption of crypto miners and the income that mining taxes […]

Trump taps pro-Bitcoin Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary

President of Paraguay Mario Abdo Vetoes Cryptocurrency Bill

President of Paraguay Mario Abdo Vetoes Cryptocurrency BillThe President of Paraguay, Mario Abdo has issued an executive veto on a recently approved cryptocurrency bill. Abdo’s veto decree states cryptocurrency mining is an “energy-intensive” and a low-value-added activity. The bill will now be returned to Congress to be approved again or to be rejected entirely. President of Paraguay Considers Cryptocurrency Mining an Energy […]

Trump taps pro-Bitcoin Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary