Kazakhstan collected $7M in crypto mining taxes in 2022
Crypto miners paid millions of dollars in energy fees last year following the regulation of the fiscal burden of mining activities.
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Memecoin sends BTC fees to the moon, miner profits top $50B and more: Hodler’s Digest, April 30-May 6
Memecoin hype fuels Bitcoin transaction costs, BTC miners block rewards surpass $50 billion and AI’s “Godfather” warns of technology dangers.
Nifty News: Pudgy Penguins signs with WME, Bitblox to make Web3 gambling games and more….
Palm NFT Studio has also launched a new tool via Epic Games’ Unreal Engine that enables creators to make generative “game-ready” 3D assets and art collections.
SEC issues record whistleblower award of $279M
The $279 million figure is more than all of the whistleblower awards issued for the entirety of 2022, with the SEC dishing out $229 million across 103 awards last year.
PacWest Bank plummets 50%! How will Bitcoin react?
Cointelegraph analyst and writer Marcel Pechman explains how PacWest’s plummeting share price and the continued banking crisis could impact Bitcoin.
Prosecutor says Do Kwon’s extradition to South Korea would best serve Terraform Labs’ victims: Report
The former Terraform Labs CEO could face 40 years in jail in South Korea, the country where he committed most of his crimes, according to local authorities.
BNP Paribas teams up with Bank of China to promote digital yuan usage
The partnership will enable BNP Paribas China’s corporate clients to make payments using the digital yuan through an e-CNY management system.
Tim Cook says Apple will weave AI into products as researchers work on solving bias
The Apple CEO said the company would “continue weaving” AI into its products as internal research indicates an emphasis on building unbiased AI systems.
Artists face a choice with AI: Adapt or become obsolete
Art generated by artificial intelligence is making waves because of its ramifications — for originality, authorship, and authenticity.
RFK Jr. elaborates position on CBDC, crypto: ‘It isn’t just criminals who want privacy’
The U.S. presidential candidate has added anti-CBDC to his anti-establishment, anti-vaccination repertoire and has gained double-digit support among Democrats.