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Bitcoin mining lands another green energy data center as global powerhouse GDA sets up shop in Sweden.
9200With a comically loud horn, a candy machine and a jukebox filled with Mozart, metal and more, it’s the “Bitcoin Ambassadors” rally car adventure.
3489A pro-Bitcoin nonprofit says it will flag potential civil liberty concerns as more countries are expected to develop CBDC technology.
6360International regulation may be too slow and may represent interests that are not in line with Norway’s, Norges Bank suggests in an annual report.
2773The adviser to the deputy governor and CBDC project manager spoke at Fintech Week Tel Aviv on how a recent CBDC experiment proved efficient in cross-border transactions.
19617At this point, the test network for the Norwegian CBDC uses not the public Ethereum ecosystem, but a private version of the enterprise blockchain Hyperledger Besu.
8564The Sydney-based Arkon Energy secured $28 million in a recent funding round to expand its renewable energy Bitcoin mining operations despite the volatile market.
7628The Nordics remain a cold place for crypto, but Estonia still leads as the public blockchain adopter.
4963In one week, the EU institutions voted in favor of a crypto-friendly resolution and promoted MiCA to the next stage.
1905“We are in a completely different situation in the power market now than when the reduced rate for data centers was introduced in 2016,” said Norway's finance minister.
3067A municipality in Norway is using all means necessary to avoid “energy-sucking” Bitcoin miners establishing further operations, citing noise complaints and energy concerns.
6186The prototype infrastructure for Norway’s central bank digital currency is based on Ethereum, the Norges Bank officially stated.
20623Paolo Ardoino, chief technology officer of Bitfinex and Tether, made the case that Tether is a tool for human rights during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
3429The proposal to ban Bitcoin mining in Norway was rejected in a vote by the Norwegian Parliament on Tuesday.
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