Paraguayan Senate Rejects Presidential Veto to Cryptocurrency Bill
The Paraguayan Senate has decided to reject the total veto that President Mario Abdo exerted over a proposed cryptocurrency bill on September 2. The Senate defended the initiative, stating that passing the bill would benefit the country due to its effect on tracking the energy consumption of crypto miners and the income that mining taxes would bring to the state. Paraguayan Senate Affirms Cryptocurrency Bill Approval The Paraguayan Senate is ready to fight against the president when it comes to the passing of the recently approved cryptocurrency bill. President Mario Abdo exerted....
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The Paraguayan Senate has approved a bill that seeks to regulate cryptocurrencies and their operations in the country. The bill, which had already been submitted to the deputy chamber, was approved with some changes suggested, establishing clear definitions and tax exemptions for companies in the cryptocurrency and crypto mining sectors.
Paraguayan Cryptocurrency Bill Passes Senate Discussion
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The bill was approved by the nation's Senate in July as low-energy costs continue to boost mining activities in the country. Paraguay's president, Mario Abdo Benítez, vetoed a bill that sought to recognize cryptocurrency mining as an industrial activity on Monday. He reasoned that mining's high electricity consumption could hinder the expansion of a sustainable national industry. The decree stated that crypto mining uses intensive capital with low manpower usage, and therefore would not generate added value on par with other industrial activities. Around the world, cryptocurrency is one of....
A group of Paraguayan lawmakers presented a ‘Bitcoin bill’ in the National Congress last week, but it turned out to be a very different proposal than what crypto followers expected. The bill seeks to control and regulate cryptocurrency transactions and establish taxes. There is no mention of declaring bitcoin or any other cryptocurrencies as legal tender anywhere in the proposal. “Bitcoin Bill” Presented in Paraguay The long-hyped ‘Bitcoin bill’ was at last presented in Paraguay to the National Congress by two lawmakers last week, but it was not what....
Who’s one step closer to regulating cryptocurrency use? Brazil is. The Senate Committee, more specifically The Committee on Economic Affairs, settled on a bill. Its aim is to regulate crypto transactions in Brazil. For the bill to become law, it has to be approved in the Senate plenary and then by the Chamber of Deputies. If it goes through those two hoops, the law goes into effect 180 days after publication. Related Reading | Stablecoin Supply Near $200 Billion, Faster Growth Than Rest of Crypto Even though regulation still seems far away, it’s good to remember that the bill started....
The President of Paraguay, Mario Abdo has issued an executive veto on a recently approved cryptocurrency bill. Abdo’s veto decree states cryptocurrency mining is an “energy-intensive” and a low-value-added activity. The bill will now be returned to Congress to be approved again or to be rejected entirely.
President of Paraguay Considers Cryptocurrency Mining an Energy Intensive Activity
The President of Paraguay, Mario Abdo, has exerted an executive veto on the recently approved cryptocurrency bill, after more than a year of discussions in the Paraguayan....