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This move could accelerate the integration of cryptocurrencies into traditional finance, influencing future municipal funding strategies. The post New Hampshire okays $100M municipal bond backed by Bitcoin appeared first on Crypto Briefing. origin »
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Bitcoin Magazine New Hampshire Approves First-Ever $100 Million Bitcoin-Backed Municipal Bond New Hampshire has become the world’s first government to approve a $100 million Bitcoin-backed municipal conduit bond, a move greenlit by the state’s Business Finance Authority that could usher digital assets into the $140 trillion global debt market.
2025-11-20 17:44 | |
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New Hampshire has made history by approving the first Bitcoin-backed municipal bond in the United States, a $100 million conduit designed to bring digital assets into traditional debt markets. The move positions the state as a trailblazer in bridging cryptocurrency with institutional finance, while providing a model that could influence how governments and corporations manage […]
2025-11-20 16:19 | |
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Vancouver's exploration of Bitcoin as a reserve asset could influence global municipal financial strategies and crypto adoption debates. The post Vancouver approves motion to explore Bitcoin as a reserve asset appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2024-12-12 05:47 | |
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Vancouver's exploration of Bitcoin as a reserve asset could set a precedent for municipal financial strategies, impacting global crypto adoption. The post Vancouver City Council to discuss proposal exploring Bitcoin as a reserve asset today appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2024-12-12 22:00 | |
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NDB now working towards expanding the use of local currencies to "de-dollarize" Bitcoin could be the next big reserve currency 120 foreign countries attended the International Municipal ForuThe post Could Bitcoin be the answer to BRICS countries' de-dollarization efforts? appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2024-9-4 20:30 | |
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The Swiss city aims to make bill payment more convenient by letting residents pay municipal fees & taxes with Bitcoin and Tether.
2023-12-6 03:15 | |
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As of today, the Swiss city of Lugano has implemented a policy to accept cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Tether, for the payment of municipal services and taxes.
2023-12-6 20:15 | |
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The Swiss City of Lugano will from December 5, 2023 accept Bitcoin (BTC) and Tether (USDT) as payment for taxes and other municipal fees. According to the news release, the move to accept BTC and USDT comes as Lugano expands its payment options to include cryptocurrencies.
2023-12-5 19:44 | |
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Rio de Janeiro’s Secretary of Finance and Planning Andrea Senko talked to Boletim Bitcoin and revealed the city’s plans to become “the crypto ecosystem of Brazil. ” The city established a Municipal Committee for Crypto Investments (CMCI) to boost Rio de Janeiro’s crypto presence in the nation.
2022-7-12 14:20 | |
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Fort Worth starting to mine bitcoin opens the door for more municipalities to put bitcoin mining proceeds into a permanent fund for future use.
2022-4-28 05:30 | |
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The city of Miami now has the whitepaper of the leading cryptocurrency on its official website. Earlier this year, the city uploaded a copy of the Bitcoin whitepaper to its municipal website, joining a growing number of governments and companies hosting Bitcoin’s original blueprint.
2021-7-8 21:29 | |
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According to reports, Sichuan’s Ya’an municipal government has asked Bitcoin miners to shutdown operations in the city. None of the three local sources available at the moment mention how long the crypto mines will remain closed.
2021-6-19 23:01 | |
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According to regional reports, bitcoin miners in Sichuan have been told by the Ya’an municipal government that they have until June 25 to shut down operations. Sichuan has been eyed closely in recent times as it’s estimated that a large demographic of miners are situated in the region.
2021-6-18 15:30 | |
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Beijing is conducting a check on data centers involved in cryptocurrency mining to understand their impact on energy consumption. The probe was directed by city authorities. The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology sent an “emergency notice” to the city’s data center operators earlier this week to report on if they are involved […] The post Beijing Probes into Bitcoin Mining; This Is ‘Normal Bureau Business’ Aimed at Energy Consumption first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2021-5-1 20:10 | |
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The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology has begun sending out “emergency notices” to local data centers, urging their operators to report whether they are involved in cryptocurrency mining, Reuters reported yesterday.
2021-4-30 19:00 | |
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The Canadian startup MintGreen develops technology to capture heat produced by bitcoin mining and utilize it for industrial and municipal operations.
2021-3-17 19:00 | |
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Mayor Suarez once again pledged to turn Miami into a "hub for crypto innovation."
2021-1-28 21:43 | |
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The government of Miami now hosts the Bitcoin white paper
2021-1-27 21:32 | |
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The U.S Federal Reserve today announced its new unlimited bond-buying plan to help the COVID-19-struck market. The reserve is thus expanding its facilities to include corporate and municipal debt to hThe post Bitcoin: Would a halt in stock market trading be bullish for crypto? appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-3-24 23:30 | |
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Johannesburg authorities have said they will not concede to hackers’ demand of 4 Bitcoin in the aftermath of a major municipal systems breach last week
2019-10-30 10:53 | |
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Chinese ASIC manufacturer Bitmain has just opened what it claims to be the world’s largest Bitcoin mining facility in association with DMG and the Rockdale Municipal Development District. This is now the third cryptocurrency mining project from Bitmain in the United States.
2019-10-22 05:02 | |
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Stories continue to emerge about newly discovered illegal mining operations being busted by state and corporate authorities. Just last week Iranian media reported the seizure of 177 Bitcoin mining units worth over $270,000 being smuggled via truck in the Arak region.
2019-8-6 21:00 | |
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Stories continue to emerge about newly discovered illegal mining operations being busted by state and corporate authorities. Just last week Iranian media reported the seizure of 177 Bitcoin mining units worth over $270,000 being smuggled via truck in the Arak region.
2019-8-8 21:00 | |
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In connection with the mass protests in Moscow due to the opposition not allowed to take part in municipal parliament of Moscow election (Moscow City Duma), the Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case on money laundering by the Anti-Corruption Fund (FBK) of Alexei Navalny, the most famous of opposition politicians. According to the […]
2019-8-5 14:52 | |
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Tusk Philanthropies, a platform that claims to be focused on advancing distributed ledger technology (DLT) based mobile voting, has announced that Utah County will use its blockchain solution for mobile voting in its upcoming municipal primary election in August 2019, according to a press release on July 23, 2019.
2019-7-24 23:00 | |
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Canadian digital currency platform, Coinberry, has partnered with the city of Richmond Hill to provide residents a choice of paying their municipal taxes in Bitcoin. On July 10, Richmond Hill’s City Council had voted in favor of the agreement, citing the provision of an option for property tax payment in Bitcoin for businesses and residents […] The post Canadian town partners with Coinberry to provide residents the option of paying municipal taxes in Bitcoin appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-7-17 19:30 | |
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CryptoNinjas - Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Asset SourceCoinberry, a Canadian-based, FINTRAC-registered digital currency platform, has begun negotiations with the City of Richmond Hill to provide a bitcoin payment processing solution for property tax payments.
2019-7-16 07:07 | |
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A second town in Florida has paid over $500,000 in Bitcoin to hackers following a ransomware attack. Officials in Lake City paid the hackers after their computer systems were down for two weeks.
2019-6-27 17:13 | |
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This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Vincent He. Although China has shut down bitcoin trading platforms and deemed them illegal, its attitude toward bitcoin mining is still ambiguous.
2019-5-31 20:14 | |
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A bill looking to study the integration of blockchain technology into the recordkeeping and service delivery processes of the state, county, and municipal governments of New Jersey has been approved unanimously.
2019-5-25 01:00 | |
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Andrei Poliakov is the CEO and co-founder of Coinberry, one of Canada’s premier digital currency platforms. His company is the first in Canada to partner with a government municipality.
2019-4-23 17:42 | |
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The Municipal Corporation of Bangalore, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Paike (BBMP), the agency in charge of social amenities and public infrastructure in the Greater Bangalore metropolitan area of India, has announced plans to launch a distributed ledger technology (DLT) pilot that will address some of the waste management challenges in the region.
2019-4-9 01:00 | |
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Ohio might have made history as the first city to accept cryptocurrency for corporate taxes, but one Canadian town is adding its name to the books by becoming the first in North America to permit its citizens to pay their personal taxes in bitcoin.
2019-3-28 19:04 | |
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Denver, Colorado, has announced the implementation of a blockchain-based mobile voting pilot to enable overseas voters, active-duty military, and eligible residents to cast their votes using smartphones, according to a press release on March 7.
2019-3-9 10:00 | |
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An article on CNBC recently highlighted interest in cryptocurrencies from the NFL star Richard Sherman. One of the highest-paid cornerbacks in the NFL, Sherman has a hands-on approach to money, and he negotiated his own four-year contract with the Seahawks.
2019-2-5 13:09 | |
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Ping An Insurance Group, a highly reputed China-based insurance corporation has joined forces with the Sanya municipal government to develop a “smart city” that would be powered by blockchain technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and other new technologies,” according to a local news source, People’s Daily on November 14, 2018.
2018-11-18 00:00 | |
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The noise that surrounds economic relations between the United States and China is amping up exponentially. You can thank the latest trade wars for that, as fresh tensions boil over between the two nations who are currently trading new tariffs on imports, with no shortage of ill will underpinning the moves.
2018-10-10 23:38 | |
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Seba Crypto AG (SEBA) has raised 100 million Swiss francs ($103 million) for the creation of a regulated bank that lets customers trade fiat for digital currency. The Zug-based startup is headed by former UBS managers Guido Buehler, who serves as CEO, and Andreas Amschwand, who serves as chairman.
2018-9-27 22:14 | |
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Naples could be joining a short but still growing list of places that view cryptocurrency as a possible solution to its financial woes. That is if outspoken City Mayor Luigi de Magistris gets his way as he believes that issuing their own municipal cryptocurrency is the way to regain autonomy, break free from unfair debt […] Naples Mayor Believes Issuing Own Municipal Crypto Is Key to Financial Autonomy was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.
2018-9-7 18:59 | |
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The different prices of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies between countries and exchanges have led investors to seek arbitrage opportunities, a trend noticed by financial regulators around the world.
2018-6-19 19:15 | |
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A village in Japan has announced its decision to launch an initial coin offering in order to secure funds for creating a sustainable region. This will be the first time in Japan for a municipality to use a token sale to raise funds.
2018-6-18 00:20 | |
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This and other fintech and crypto-related stories from the Alpine nation and other corners of Europe are featured in today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief. For some time now, Zug has been accepting cryptocurrency payments for municipal services, including company registrations using bitcoin and ether.
2018-6-13 17:57 | |
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The next generation of institutions in Europe won’t just hold Bitcoin, they will benchmark themselves against it.
Animoca Brands has taken a new step in its regulatory plans after receiving early approval to pursue a fund management license in Abu Dhabi. Animoca Brands is advancing its regulated strategy after receiving initial approval to establish a fund management…
The case highlights the tension between privacy in cryptocurrency and regulatory efforts to curb illicit financial activities. The post Samourai Wallet’s William Hill receives 4-year sentence for money laundering involvement appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
BlackRock's move signals growing institutional interest in Ethereum staking, potentially boosting mainstream adoption and regulatory clarity. The post BlackRock registers iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF in Delaware appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Since the demand of customers is valid, asset managers may have no choice but to bank on crypto and crypto native solutions.
The potential legislation could significantly shape U.S. crypto regulation, impacting global market dynamics and innovation leadership. The post Senate Banking and Agriculture committees expected to vote on crypto market structure bill next month appeared first on Crypto Briefing.