This bill in New Hampshire is quite important; it includes node protection and mining rights into state law, and the competition among U.S. states for cryptocurrency legislation has intensified.

Author | Wu on Blockchain

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According to Bitcoin Laws, progress has been made on New Hampshire’s “Blockchain Foundation” bill HB639. The state House and Senate have reached an agreement on a compromise version. Previously, the bill passed in both chambers in different versions; the current unified version will protect rights related to crypto payments, running nodes, and mining.

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The Russian government is expanding the scope of information miners and mining infrastructure operators are required to submit to tax authorities. Under the new decree, the national registry information for miners and operators will add network addresses used for mining equipment (ASIC miners). The Russian Ministry of Finance says this measure will help streamline the regulation of digital asset transactions and investigations into violations, and also make it easier for grid operators to monitor the infrastructure load in areas with dense mining activity. Under current regulations, Russian miners are already required to regularly update information including the mining machine manufacturer, model, serial number, algorithm, hash rate, and power consumption