Law Decoded: The difference between New York City and New York State, April 2...
New York State moratorium on PoW mining reinvigorates the conversation around crypto industry's sustainability. Last week, New York dominated crypto media headlines in very different ways. In New York State, the local Assembly voted in favor of the bill that would ban for two years any new mining operations that rely on proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanisms and use fossil fuel-generated energy. A temporary moratorium, which could be extended after the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation provides its assessments of the industry’s carbon footprint, marks the first major....
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It is a nation-state and major city all in one. Kind of like if New York City seceded from the U. S. and became the country of New York. The country has about 5.5 million people, of which 40% are foreign born, also a lot like New York. English is one of the four main languages of Singapore, again just like New York, and it is positioned on an active river at a key geographic location for trade, like New York. It is about 9000 miles from New York, which means it is literally on the other side of the world. Until 2013, the longest non-stop plane flight in the world was from Newark, NJ to....
Bitcoin Magazine is please to announce Mediabistro's fourth Inside Bitcoins Conference to take place in New York City on April 7-8. The Conference is set to take place at the Javits Convention Center in the heart of Manhattan. Last July, Mediabistro launched their first Inside Bitcoins Conference at the New Yorker Hotel. Mediabistro issued the following press release to highlight April's upcoming conference: Mediabistro Announces Inside Bitcoins Conference and Expo at Javits Convention Center in New York City April 7-8, 2014. Mediabistro Inc. announced that its worldwideInside Bitcoins....
Eobot, a cryptocurrency cloud mining company, will not serve customers in New York State as of July 1, 2015, on account of the recently finalized New York State BitLicense requirements. "If you are residing in and/or accessing Eobot within the State of New York, U. S., please withdraw all coins and cease all mining with Eobot as of July 1, 2015, as we are ceasing all Eobot mining connections from within New York at that time," the company announced on its website. We regret that we must cease Eobot business within New York State, however the new BitLicense requirements in this state place....
Despite the limitations of his office, the mayor-elect of New York could leverage his agenda-setting power to the benefit of both crypto and city residents. Despite his actual term at the helm of the New York City government kicking off some 1.5 months from now, Eric Adams, the city’s mayor-elect, has already started governing by publicity. Making the Empire City more business and tech-friendly is a centerpiece of Adams’ vocally projected agenda, and — much to the crypto community’s delight — the incoming mayor has made a point to repeatedly declare his support for all things Bitcoin....
Uber recently announced customer location data collection for the duration of rides, and New York City has already demanded access to it. According to the ridesharing giant, officials from the New York City government have demanded sensitive customer data. This includes constant geolocation, which the app uses to help drivers and riders find each other without constant call-response communication. This would mean that law enforcement agencies would have the effective use of all Uber users’ whereabouts while using the app. In an email to customers, Uber outlined the threat to privacy....