💼 Crypto job posts on LinkedIn rocketed 395% in 2021
It wasn’t just a bull run for prices last year. Careers in crypto outstripped price action in 2021, as crypto job searches soared by 395% in the United States alone, according to LinkedIn.
Crucially, the crypto industry outpaced the wider tech industry, which also saw remarkable development, almost doubling its number of job listings. However, at 98% growth, the tech industry dwindles in comparison to crypto jobs, which gained by a whopping 395%.
Furthermore, no industry was safe from “crypto-ization” in 2021. The LinkedIn News post offered valuable insight into crypto influencing other industries:
While most of the job postings were in software and finance, other industries are also seeing a rise in demand for crypto talent. These include professional services like accounting and consulting, as well as the staffing and computer hardware sectors.
For 2022, the growth trend looks set to continue. The biggest exchanges in crypto are brimming with job posts; Coinbase has over 250 openings, Kraken over 300, and the world’s most active exchange, Binance, lists more than 600 job posts.
For Bitcoiners and Bitcoin (BTC) maximalists, there is a new resource — Bitcoiner jobs. A service dedicated to helping connect Bitcoiners with Bitcoin-only companies, it now offers almost 100 Satoshi-approved careers.
For those who are unable to switch jobs into crypto, a wider HR trend is crypto remuneration. The mayors of New York and Miami announced that they would take a portion of their pay in BTC in 2021, while seven NFL players have chosen crypto over cash salaries to date.
Nonetheless, while the crypto career switch appears to be gaining traction, the LinkedIn audience is not convinced. Most comments on the LinkedIn post were from bewildered onlookers wondering why crypto has value, and one aggrieved copywriter remonstrated the industry’s scammy nature.
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It wasn’t just a bull run for prices last year. Careers in crypto outstripped price action in 2021, as crypto job searches soared by 395% in the United States alone, according to LinkedIn.
Crucially, the crypto industry outpaced the wider tech industry, which also saw remarkable development, almost doubling its number of job listings. However, at 98% growth, the tech industry dwindles in comparison to crypto jobs, which gained by a whopping 395%.
Furthermore, no industry was safe from “crypto-ization” in 2021. The LinkedIn News post offered valuable insight into crypto influencing other industries:
While most of the job postings were in software and finance, other industries are also seeing a rise in demand for crypto talent. These include professional services like accounting and consulting, as well as the staffing and computer hardware sectors.
For 2022, the growth trend looks set to continue. The biggest exchanges in crypto are brimming with job posts; Coinbase has over 250 openings, Kraken over 300, and the world’s most active exchange, Binance, lists more than 600 job posts.
For Bitcoiners and Bitcoin (BTC) maximalists, there is a new resource — Bitcoiner jobs. A service dedicated to helping connect Bitcoiners with Bitcoin-only companies, it now offers almost 100 Satoshi-approved careers.
For those who are unable to switch jobs into crypto, a wider HR trend is crypto remuneration. The mayors of New York and Miami announced that they would take a portion of their pay in BTC in 2021, while seven NFL players have chosen crypto over cash salaries to date.
Nonetheless, while the crypto career switch appears to be gaining traction, the LinkedIn audience is not convinced. Most comments on the LinkedIn post were from bewildered onlookers wondering why crypto has value, and one aggrieved copywriter remonstrated the industry’s scammy nature.
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💸 BTC ‘likely’ to repeat Q4 2020 move — 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week facing multiple hurdles but with strong internal support — can old resistance below $50,000 finally fall?
A correction event now almost in its third month is frustrating many, but conditions may soon be right for a fresh charge against opportunistic bears, an increasing number of analysts are saying.
With inflation running hot and United States lawmakers set to make the Bitcoin mining debate public this week, there are plenty of potential pitfalls in store.
Nonetheless, it’s beginning to feel like Bitcoin is at the point where it is capable of producing a classic surprise when the majority of the mainstream economy least expects it.
Cointelegraph takes a look at five factors worth paying attention to when charting BTC price action over the coming week.
Bitcoin retains key weekly close level
Bitcoin looks decidedly uninterested in tackling even local resistance levels as the week begins.
After a rangebound weekend with little unique price action, BTC/USD is putting in lower lows on short timeframes while avoiding key zones around $44,000.
With Wall Street closed for a holiday, Monday could shape up to offer more of the same before markets provide direction.
Bitcoin did, however, manage to close out the week at exactly the crucial point identified by trader and analyst Rekt Capital as useful for aiding bullish momentum.
“A Weekly Close above ~$43100 (black) would be a good sign of confirmation for BTC to continue higher from here,” he wrote Sunday alongside an accompanying price chart.
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Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week facing multiple hurdles but with strong internal support — can old resistance below $50,000 finally fall?
A correction event now almost in its third month is frustrating many, but conditions may soon be right for a fresh charge against opportunistic bears, an increasing number of analysts are saying.
With inflation running hot and United States lawmakers set to make the Bitcoin mining debate public this week, there are plenty of potential pitfalls in store.
Nonetheless, it’s beginning to feel like Bitcoin is at the point where it is capable of producing a classic surprise when the majority of the mainstream economy least expects it.
Cointelegraph takes a look at five factors worth paying attention to when charting BTC price action over the coming week.
Bitcoin retains key weekly close level
Bitcoin looks decidedly uninterested in tackling even local resistance levels as the week begins.
After a rangebound weekend with little unique price action, BTC/USD is putting in lower lows on short timeframes while avoiding key zones around $44,000.
With Wall Street closed for a holiday, Monday could shape up to offer more of the same before markets provide direction.
Bitcoin did, however, manage to close out the week at exactly the crucial point identified by trader and analyst Rekt Capital as useful for aiding bullish momentum.
“A Weekly Close above ~$43100 (black) would be a good sign of confirmation for BTC to continue higher from here,” he wrote Sunday alongside an accompanying price chart.
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🌎 Twitter Launches NFT Profile Pic Verification for Some iPhone Users
Twitter announced on Thursday that certain users will be able to import NFTs from their crypto wallets and post them as their profile pictures on the popular social media service.
For now, the service is only available to those who sign up for the "Labs" feature via the company's Twitter Blue subnoscription service. Twitter is also limiting the release to iOS users but says Android and web users will be able to see when a user changes their profile pics to an NFT.
An NFT is a type of token that essentially acts like a blockchain-based deed of ownership that can be linked to both physical and digital items, such as the profile picture avatars which have become popular on the social media platform among the tech crowd and even pro athletes and other celebrities.
"Once authenticated, the NFT will be displayed as a soft hexagon across all surfaces where your avatar is visible. When people tap on it, they can learn more about the art, its collection, provenance and more," said Twitter in release describing the new feature, which makes use of leading NFT marketplace OpenSea's API.
According to a Twitter spokesperson, the company is limiting the release to Blue subscribers for now in part to obtain feedback about the NFT feature and add updates as needed.
Another Twitter Blue video shows that users can connect their NFTs via various wallets, including MetaMask, Rainbow, and Coinbase. The company's Blue service, which costs $2.99/month in the U.S., offers a set of other features that Twitter bills as premium.
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Twitter announced on Thursday that certain users will be able to import NFTs from their crypto wallets and post them as their profile pictures on the popular social media service.
For now, the service is only available to those who sign up for the "Labs" feature via the company's Twitter Blue subnoscription service. Twitter is also limiting the release to iOS users but says Android and web users will be able to see when a user changes their profile pics to an NFT.
An NFT is a type of token that essentially acts like a blockchain-based deed of ownership that can be linked to both physical and digital items, such as the profile picture avatars which have become popular on the social media platform among the tech crowd and even pro athletes and other celebrities.
"Once authenticated, the NFT will be displayed as a soft hexagon across all surfaces where your avatar is visible. When people tap on it, they can learn more about the art, its collection, provenance and more," said Twitter in release describing the new feature, which makes use of leading NFT marketplace OpenSea's API.
According to a Twitter spokesperson, the company is limiting the release to Blue subscribers for now in part to obtain feedback about the NFT feature and add updates as needed.
Another Twitter Blue video shows that users can connect their NFTs via various wallets, including MetaMask, Rainbow, and Coinbase. The company's Blue service, which costs $2.99/month in the U.S., offers a set of other features that Twitter bills as premium.
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🇸🇻 The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, tweeted that his country bought 410 BTC for $15 million. Having paid about $36,585 per coin, Bukele wrote, «Some guys are selling really cheap.»
The Salvadoran government has bought a total of 1 801 Bitcoins since the cryptocurrency was made legal tender in the country.
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📈 The Bitcoin (BTC) network has recorded a new all-time high mining difficulty of 26.643 trillion with an average hash rate of 190.71 exahash per second (EH/s) — signaling strong community support despite an ongoing bear market.
The Bitcoin network difficulty is determined by the overall computational power, which co-relates to the difficulty in confirming transactions and mining BTC. As evidenced by the blockchain.com data, the network difficulty saw a downfall between May and July 2021 due to various reasons including a blanket ban on crypto mining from China.
However, as the displaced miners resumed operations from other countries, the network difficulty saw a drastic recovery since August 2021. As a result, on Jan. 22, the BTC network recorded an ATH of 26.643 trillion.
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However, as the displaced miners resumed operations from other countries, the network difficulty saw a drastic recovery since August 2021. As a result, on Jan. 22, the BTC network recorded an ATH of 26.643 trillion.
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🔥 North Korean Nuclear Weapons Program Financed in Crypto: Report
A United Nations report has found that nuclear and ballistic missile programs in North Korea rely on financing from crypto.
North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs rely heavily on revenue from cyberattacks and cryptocurrency exchanges.
“According to a member state, DPRK cyber actors stole more than $50 million between 2020 and mid-2021 from at least three cryptocurrency exchanges in North America, Europe and Asia,” the report said.
While the illicit crypto industry is going strong in North Korea, other, more common sources of illegal revenue—like illicit luxury goods moving across the border—have been stymied by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Direct delivery by non-DPRK tankers to DPRK has ceased, probably in response to COVID-19 measures,” the report said.
North Korean crypto lifeline
This is not the first time the isolated and heavily sanctioned North Korean state has pivoted to cryptocurrencies for income.
Last month, Chainalysis data—which was also cited in the UN’s most recent report—found North Korea to have launched at least seven cyber attacks against cryptocurrency exchanges.
This activity generated almost $400 million worth of cryptocurrencies for the Hermit Kingdom.
This represented a significant increase from the previous year’s activity, which saw just four North Korea-affiliated cyber attacks against crypto platforms.
Chainalysis also found that once North Korea gained access to the targeted funds, the regime “began a careful laundering process to cover up and cash out.”
One of North Korea’s chief actors in the hunt for cryptocurrencies is Lazarus Group, a group of cybercriminals backed by the DPRK’s chief intelligence agency, the Reconnaissance General Bureau.
Lazarus Group propelled itself into mainstream consciousness following North Korea’s infamous WannaCry and Sony Pictures cyberattacks, but since 2018, the group has stolen and laundered “massive sums of virtual currencies every year, typically in excess of $200 million,” according to Chainalysis.
In 2020, a report found that North Korea was also pivoting to Monero, a cryptocurrency designed to be totally anonymous.
A United Nations report has found that nuclear and ballistic missile programs in North Korea rely on financing from crypto.
North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs rely heavily on revenue from cyberattacks and cryptocurrency exchanges.
“According to a member state, DPRK cyber actors stole more than $50 million between 2020 and mid-2021 from at least three cryptocurrency exchanges in North America, Europe and Asia,” the report said.
While the illicit crypto industry is going strong in North Korea, other, more common sources of illegal revenue—like illicit luxury goods moving across the border—have been stymied by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Direct delivery by non-DPRK tankers to DPRK has ceased, probably in response to COVID-19 measures,” the report said.
North Korean crypto lifeline
This is not the first time the isolated and heavily sanctioned North Korean state has pivoted to cryptocurrencies for income.
Last month, Chainalysis data—which was also cited in the UN’s most recent report—found North Korea to have launched at least seven cyber attacks against cryptocurrency exchanges.
This activity generated almost $400 million worth of cryptocurrencies for the Hermit Kingdom.
This represented a significant increase from the previous year’s activity, which saw just four North Korea-affiliated cyber attacks against crypto platforms.
Chainalysis also found that once North Korea gained access to the targeted funds, the regime “began a careful laundering process to cover up and cash out.”
One of North Korea’s chief actors in the hunt for cryptocurrencies is Lazarus Group, a group of cybercriminals backed by the DPRK’s chief intelligence agency, the Reconnaissance General Bureau.
Lazarus Group propelled itself into mainstream consciousness following North Korea’s infamous WannaCry and Sony Pictures cyberattacks, but since 2018, the group has stolen and laundered “massive sums of virtual currencies every year, typically in excess of $200 million,” according to Chainalysis.
In 2020, a report found that North Korea was also pivoting to Monero, a cryptocurrency designed to be totally anonymous.
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🐻 Russian government and central bank agree to treat Bitcoin as currency
The government and central bank in Russia have reached an agreement on how to regulate cryptocurrencies, according to a Tuesday announcement.
Russia’s government and central bank are now working on a draft law that will define crypto as an “analogue of currencies” rather than digital financial assets set to be launched on Feb. 18. Cryptocurrencies would function in the legal industry only if they have complete identification through the banking system or licensed intermediaries.
Kommersant noted that Bitcoin (BTC) transactions and possession of cryptocurrency in the Russian Federation are not prohibited; however, they must be done through a “digital currency exchange organizer” (a bank) or a peer-to-peer exchange licensed in the country.
The report also highlights that cryptocurrency transactions of more than 600,000 rubles (roughly $8,000) would have to be declared; otherwise, it could be considered a criminal act. Those who illegally accept cryptocurrencies as payment will incur fines.
This news comes after months of speculation about how the Russian government will handle digital currencies. While it is still unclear what this decision will mean for businesses and citizens in Russia, it seems that the country is slowly warming up to the idea of cryptocurrencies.
Related: Russian central bank registers nation’s first digital asset manager
In January, the Bank of Russia called for a nationwide crypto ban in a report that warned about the speculative nature of the industry. The bank also stated that financial firms should not facilitate crypto transactions as part of that proposal to ban digital assets.
However, the proposal generated opposition from the Russian Ministry of Finance. A few days after the central bank’s call for a ban, Ivan Chebeskov, a ministry official, said that the government should regulate crypto rather than prohibiting it entirely. He warned that a total ban might result in Russia falling behind in technology.
Reports have also emerged that President Vladimir Putin supports efforts to regulate the country’s crypto mining sector.
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The government and central bank in Russia have reached an agreement on how to regulate cryptocurrencies, according to a Tuesday announcement.
Russia’s government and central bank are now working on a draft law that will define crypto as an “analogue of currencies” rather than digital financial assets set to be launched on Feb. 18. Cryptocurrencies would function in the legal industry only if they have complete identification through the banking system or licensed intermediaries.
Kommersant noted that Bitcoin (BTC) transactions and possession of cryptocurrency in the Russian Federation are not prohibited; however, they must be done through a “digital currency exchange organizer” (a bank) or a peer-to-peer exchange licensed in the country.
The report also highlights that cryptocurrency transactions of more than 600,000 rubles (roughly $8,000) would have to be declared; otherwise, it could be considered a criminal act. Those who illegally accept cryptocurrencies as payment will incur fines.
This news comes after months of speculation about how the Russian government will handle digital currencies. While it is still unclear what this decision will mean for businesses and citizens in Russia, it seems that the country is slowly warming up to the idea of cryptocurrencies.
Related: Russian central bank registers nation’s first digital asset manager
In January, the Bank of Russia called for a nationwide crypto ban in a report that warned about the speculative nature of the industry. The bank also stated that financial firms should not facilitate crypto transactions as part of that proposal to ban digital assets.
However, the proposal generated opposition from the Russian Ministry of Finance. A few days after the central bank’s call for a ban, Ivan Chebeskov, a ministry official, said that the government should regulate crypto rather than prohibiting it entirely. He warned that a total ban might result in Russia falling behind in technology.
Reports have also emerged that President Vladimir Putin supports efforts to regulate the country’s crypto mining sector.
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🍏 Upcoming Apple iPhone feature to give merchants a way to accept crypto payments
Apple announced plans to launch Tap to Pay for its iPhone, a new feature that effectively turns the smartphone into a point-of-sale device for businesses and merchants. So, what’s in it for crypto?
The announcement explains that with Tap to Pay, iPhone-owning merchants receive contactless payments by using their mobile devices as a point-of-sale machine thanks to the near-field communication technology, or NFC.
According to Apple, the soon-to-be-launched Tap to Pay feature will extend support to “Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards and other digital wallets.” It basically means that unless Apple places a direct barrier for it, customers who are using Coinbase Card, Crypto.com Visa Card or a similar payments card would be able to use their cryptocurrency holdings to make payments via Tap to Pay.
While Apple has announced Stripe, an Irish-American fintech, as the first platform to offer the Tap to Pay feature on the iPhone, the company clarified that “additional payment platforms and apps will follow later this year.”
Back in August 2021, major crypto exchange Coinbase integrated with Apple Pay and Google Pay, allowing users to purchase crypto assets on its platform. As Cointelegraph reported, the move allowed United States-based customers to purchase crypto using bank-issued debit and credit cards via mainstream payments platform Apple Pay.
In June 2021, Coinbase launched Coinbase Card, enabling users to spend cryptocurrencies across mainstream avenues: “Coinbase will automatically convert all cryptocurrency to US Dollars and transfer the funds to your Coinbase Card (less conversion fees) for use in purchases and ATM withdrawals.”
Considering Coinbase’s capability to convert a user’s crypto holdings to fiat in real-time for payments, Apple Pay users will be able to use iPhone’s Tap to Pay feature to make crypto payments across mainstream merchants and businesses.
While Apple Pay will most likely not allow direct purchase of goods and services via Bitcoin (BTC), it will convert the user’s crypto holdings to match the dollar amount requested by the merchant’s point-of-sale machine to make the purchase.
Let’s also not forget that in November 2021, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed the personal purchase of cryptocurrencies as “part of a diversified portfolio” while highlighting no immediate plans to accept crypto as a means of payment for Apple products.
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Apple announced plans to launch Tap to Pay for its iPhone, a new feature that effectively turns the smartphone into a point-of-sale device for businesses and merchants. So, what’s in it for crypto?
The announcement explains that with Tap to Pay, iPhone-owning merchants receive contactless payments by using their mobile devices as a point-of-sale machine thanks to the near-field communication technology, or NFC.
According to Apple, the soon-to-be-launched Tap to Pay feature will extend support to “Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards and other digital wallets.” It basically means that unless Apple places a direct barrier for it, customers who are using Coinbase Card, Crypto.com Visa Card or a similar payments card would be able to use their cryptocurrency holdings to make payments via Tap to Pay.
While Apple has announced Stripe, an Irish-American fintech, as the first platform to offer the Tap to Pay feature on the iPhone, the company clarified that “additional payment platforms and apps will follow later this year.”
Back in August 2021, major crypto exchange Coinbase integrated with Apple Pay and Google Pay, allowing users to purchase crypto assets on its platform. As Cointelegraph reported, the move allowed United States-based customers to purchase crypto using bank-issued debit and credit cards via mainstream payments platform Apple Pay.
In June 2021, Coinbase launched Coinbase Card, enabling users to spend cryptocurrencies across mainstream avenues: “Coinbase will automatically convert all cryptocurrency to US Dollars and transfer the funds to your Coinbase Card (less conversion fees) for use in purchases and ATM withdrawals.”
Considering Coinbase’s capability to convert a user’s crypto holdings to fiat in real-time for payments, Apple Pay users will be able to use iPhone’s Tap to Pay feature to make crypto payments across mainstream merchants and businesses.
While Apple Pay will most likely not allow direct purchase of goods and services via Bitcoin (BTC), it will convert the user’s crypto holdings to match the dollar amount requested by the merchant’s point-of-sale machine to make the purchase.
Let’s also not forget that in November 2021, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed the personal purchase of cryptocurrencies as “part of a diversified portfolio” while highlighting no immediate plans to accept crypto as a means of payment for Apple products.
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🏈 Coinbase 'Free Bitcoin' Super Bowl Ad Causes Site to Briefly Crash
Coinbase made the first big crypto splash during this year's Super Bowl after the company aired a bold commercial that consisted of nothing but a QR code floating around the screen for 60 seconds.
The ad also quickly flashed a Coinbase URL at the end, leading to a website displaying a promotion for $15 in free Bitcoin for new customers who sign up in the next two days.
The Coinbase commercial appeared to be a success—perhaps too much of one. Shortly after it aired, people tweeted that the company's site and app had crashed.
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway dumped a portion of its Visa and Mastercard holdings and increased exposure in Nubank, the largest fintech bank in Brazil that's also popular among the country's Bitcoin investors.
In a securities filing late Feb. 14, the industrial conglomerate disclosed that it had purchased $1 billion worth of Nubank Class A stock in Q4/2021. On the other hand, it sold $1.8 billion and $1.3 billion worth of Visa and Mastercard stock, respectively, signaling a shift away from credit companies to gain exposure in their fintech rivals.
Buffett, the so-called "Oracle of Omaha," is popular for his cautious approach to investing, particularly in the market's hottest sectors such as fintech. The veteran investor had also downplayed emerging decentralized finance solutions like Bitcoin (BTC), ridiculing it as an asset that "does not create anything."
But Berkshire's new stake in Nubank shows that Buffett has been softening up to fintech lately. In detail, the firm had invested $500 million in the startup in July 2021. Its returns on the said investment amounted to $150 million in December 2021 after Nubank debuted on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway dumped a portion of its Visa and Mastercard holdings and increased exposure in Nubank, the largest fintech bank in Brazil that's also popular among the country's Bitcoin investors.
In a securities filing late Feb. 14, the industrial conglomerate disclosed that it had purchased $1 billion worth of Nubank Class A stock in Q4/2021. On the other hand, it sold $1.8 billion and $1.3 billion worth of Visa and Mastercard stock, respectively, signaling a shift away from credit companies to gain exposure in their fintech rivals.
Buffett, the so-called "Oracle of Omaha," is popular for his cautious approach to investing, particularly in the market's hottest sectors such as fintech. The veteran investor had also downplayed emerging decentralized finance solutions like Bitcoin (BTC), ridiculing it as an asset that "does not create anything."
But Berkshire's new stake in Nubank shows that Buffett has been softening up to fintech lately. In detail, the firm had invested $500 million in the startup in July 2021. Its returns on the said investment amounted to $150 million in December 2021 after Nubank debuted on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
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🐻 Russian Ministry Pushes To Legalize Bitcoin Mining In Some Areas
Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development recently introduced a proposal to explicitly legalize and tax Bitcoin mining in regions with an electricity surplus. It says Bitcoin mining, which exists in something of a legal grey area, should be recognized as a form of “commercial activity” and taxed once coins are converted into rubles.
As reported by local news agency Izvestia on Tuesday, the proposal is designed such that the country can benefit from mining while not overwhelming its electrical grid in vulnerable areas—a problem faced by other countries, including Iran and Kazakhstan. This will be accomplished by confining mining to reliable grids and setting electricity-use limits on individual miners, said the ministry.
To incentivize industry growth, the ministry also seeks to introduce lower electricity rates and tariffs for setting up Bitcoin mining farms in certain areas. It will raise energy prices for miners once a certain energy threshold is passed, though that limit is still undetermined.
Evgeny Vlasov—head of liquid cooling tech provider Comino—told Izvestia that he believes mining should be allowed everywhere in Russia, deeming it a wise investment in the tech sector. President Vladimir Putin has also recognized the economic benefit that mining could potentially bring to the country, given its “surplus of electricity” and “well trained personnel.”
Russia’s central bank, however, isn’t so keen on the idea. It has pushed to have Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies outright banned, citing risks to the financial system and volatility concerns. That said, recent negotiations between the Bank of Russia and the national government have left regulation a more likely outcome.
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Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development recently introduced a proposal to explicitly legalize and tax Bitcoin mining in regions with an electricity surplus. It says Bitcoin mining, which exists in something of a legal grey area, should be recognized as a form of “commercial activity” and taxed once coins are converted into rubles.
As reported by local news agency Izvestia on Tuesday, the proposal is designed such that the country can benefit from mining while not overwhelming its electrical grid in vulnerable areas—a problem faced by other countries, including Iran and Kazakhstan. This will be accomplished by confining mining to reliable grids and setting electricity-use limits on individual miners, said the ministry.
To incentivize industry growth, the ministry also seeks to introduce lower electricity rates and tariffs for setting up Bitcoin mining farms in certain areas. It will raise energy prices for miners once a certain energy threshold is passed, though that limit is still undetermined.
Evgeny Vlasov—head of liquid cooling tech provider Comino—told Izvestia that he believes mining should be allowed everywhere in Russia, deeming it a wise investment in the tech sector. President Vladimir Putin has also recognized the economic benefit that mining could potentially bring to the country, given its “surplus of electricity” and “well trained personnel.”
Russia’s central bank, however, isn’t so keen on the idea. It has pushed to have Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies outright banned, citing risks to the financial system and volatility concerns. That said, recent negotiations between the Bank of Russia and the national government have left regulation a more likely outcome.
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🏙 The Metaverse is booming, bringing revolution to real estate
Mark Zuckerberg might claim the Metaverse is the future — but in the eyes of others, the future has already begun. Science fiction author Neal Stephenson coined the term “Metaverse” back in his 1994 novel, Snow Crash. Within the pages, the main character, Hiro Protagonist, navigates through the virtual world.
Since 2003, millions have also worked, played and socialized in the Metaverse within the online Second Life world. While the game, with a heyday in the first decade of the 2000s and featuring some blocky graphics is a far cry from the modern Metaverse vision laid out by companies like Meta and Microsoft, the idea of a virtual metaverse where people interact is not a new idea.
Currently, Decentraland is arguably the most well-known modern-day metaverse, incentivizing a global network of users to buy and sell digital real estate, explore, interact and play games. The Decentraland Foundation came into existence in 2015 and the project’s initial coin offering (ICO) in 2017 netted about $26 million at the time. While Decentraland is expansive and features plenty to do, the platform has drawn many eyes to the lucrative, and ever-growing digital real estate industry.
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Mark Zuckerberg might claim the Metaverse is the future — but in the eyes of others, the future has already begun. Science fiction author Neal Stephenson coined the term “Metaverse” back in his 1994 novel, Snow Crash. Within the pages, the main character, Hiro Protagonist, navigates through the virtual world.
Since 2003, millions have also worked, played and socialized in the Metaverse within the online Second Life world. While the game, with a heyday in the first decade of the 2000s and featuring some blocky graphics is a far cry from the modern Metaverse vision laid out by companies like Meta and Microsoft, the idea of a virtual metaverse where people interact is not a new idea.
Currently, Decentraland is arguably the most well-known modern-day metaverse, incentivizing a global network of users to buy and sell digital real estate, explore, interact and play games. The Decentraland Foundation came into existence in 2015 and the project’s initial coin offering (ICO) in 2017 netted about $26 million at the time. While Decentraland is expansive and features plenty to do, the platform has drawn many eyes to the lucrative, and ever-growing digital real estate industry.
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