Texas
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Abra held around $13.6 million worth of cryptocurrencies for 12,000 customers, according to the settlement
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The lawsuit also aimed to have the court recognize Bitcoin Depot as the lawful owner of the seized money
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The coalition including Coinbase, Paradigm, A16z, is meant to serve as a resource for Texas regulators and industry stakeholders
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More miners will participate in energy sales or demand response programs as the bitcoin halving draws nearer, a mining consulting firm founder says
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Following a March 2023 interview with Barhydt, “parties collectively operating as Barhydt” were “collectively insolvent or nearly insolvent”
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The mining bill that flew through the Texas state senate might be on pause until 2025
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A research paper modeled the reliability and carbon footprint of crypto mining in Texas
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Lee Bratcher, the president of the Texas Blockchain Council, told Blockworks that Texas has the opportunity to “become a global leader in digital assets”
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Crypto mining bills in Arkansas and Montana now await governor signatures, while other states are at different stages in rush to regulate the segment
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Riot Platforms is urging lawmakers to oppose a plan it says would hurt the state’s energy grid
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Texas lawmakers have unanimously approved a bill that would unwind tax breaks for local bitcoin mining operations
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Dallas Mavericks and owner Mark Cuban have asked the court to move the Voyager-related suit to the Northern District of Texas
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Potential transactions would focus on more than scaling, CEO says, as company seeks to fulfill expansion plans
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Texas state regulators are taking a closer look at FTX and its US affiliate after a regulator claimed he was offered a yield product that is classified as an unregistered security
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The Texas State Securities Board cited Celsius’ “problematic asset deployment decisions” in a formal objection to bitcoin sales on Friday
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Alabama, Kentucky, New Jersey, Washington and Texas will be looking into crypto lending platform Celsius
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The 320-acre plot in Dickens County will serve as Argo’s flagship bitcoin mining operation moving forward
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The city said the three 2017-vintage machines will mine enough bitcoin to cover electricity costs
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Five-year agreement to focus on educating people about the ease and benefits of crypto investing.
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