EU Regulator Calls for Ban on Proof-of-Work Mining Used by Bitcoin, Ethereum
The vice-chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority has called for a ban on proof-of-work cryptocurrency mining.
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Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
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This mining story adds another data point to the current market tape and is useful when read alongside nearby source coverage.
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