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In a significant political manoeuvre, a coalition of over 100 digital assets companies and advocacy groups has sent a letter to the U.S. Senate calling for robust federal protections for open source software developers.

Zcash (ZEC) is a privacy-focused cryptocurrency that was launched in 2016.

High above the mundane operations on the ground, where physical equipment hums and hard drives spin tirelessly, a digital revolution is reshaping the mining of cryptocurrencies.

The US states are actively embracing digital currencies. Minnesota is one of the latest states to jump on the cryptocurrency bandwagon.

Due to the exponential rise of the bitcoin difficulty factor, frustrated bitcoin miners are storming the Ethereum network. According to the Cryptocurrency Mining Index, a large number of miners are shifting their hashing power to the Ethereum blockchain. According to blockchain.com, the current bitcoin difficulty factor is 29.8 trillion.

Leading U.S. lawmakers and members of a select community concerned with water, ocean and wildlife want the environmental impact of cryptocurrency mining assessed. A total of 23 members of Congress signed the letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator (EPA) Micheal Reagan.

Since January 9th, 2009, when the Genesis Block went live, the global blockchain industry has been developing for 13 years so far.

Kazakhstan's Energy Ministry is redoubling its efforts to fight illegal cryptocurrency mining. This week, 13 illegal facilities with a total capacity of over 200 Wt were discovered and shut down.

The cryptocurrency industry is attracting more and more attention as the global population becomes more sophisticated. Different countries have different attitudes towards this emerging technology. While some of them are friendly, others remain reluctant. However, this does not stop people from taking an interest in digital assets.