Sen. Elizabeth Warren Introduces Sweeping Anti-Privacy, Anti-Freedom Bitcoin Bill
By BtcCasey

U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan) have introduced the "Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2022," a bill that would require custodial and self-custodial wallet providers and miners to implement know-your-customer (KYC) systems and would prohibit financial institutions from interacting with privacy tools like CoinJoin.
The bill would also allow regulatory bodies to file reports and surveil users without needing a warrant or government request. Blockchain advocacy group CoinCenter has called the bill "the most direct attack on the personal freedom and privacy of cryptocurrency users and developers we've yet seen."

🇯🇵 Japan's Largest Power Company Mining Bitcoin

Japan’s Largest Power Company, TEPCO, To Mine Bitcoin With Excess Energy
By Namcios

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) is partnering with local semiconductor company TRIPLE-1 to mine bitcoin using excess energy across Japan.
The partnership is aimed at monetizing surplus power, with a pilot project set up on the premises of TEPCO Power Grid's office in Tokyo. The power company is still dealing with the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster and is looking for ways to increase profitability. It joins a number of major global energy companies in using excess energy to mine bitcoin.

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🇳🇬 Running A Bitcoin Node In Nigeria

The Costs Of Running A Bitcoin Node In Nigeria
By Chinedu

Bitcoin full nodes are essential to the decentralization of the network. They are also a key component of private usage of Bitcoin. If you aren't running your own node, you are inherently trusting someone else's node.
This article details the average costs of obtaining the materials to run a Bitcoin node as well as the cost of the electricity to download the software and blockchain.
The more people that run nodes throughout the world, the better. A key aspect of maintaining this decentralization is keeping the cost of acquiring and running a full node low.

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