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Nostriches Flock To NYC-Based Bitcoin Bar PubKey For Nostr Village

Nostr enthusiasts gather at revered Bitcoin dive bar to discuss the decentralized social media protocol and to spend time together IRL.

New York’s Proof-Of-Work Ban Violates Bitcoin Miners’ Right To Free Speech

Supreme Court precedent shows that New York’s moratorium on proof-of-work mining violates Bitcoin miners’ First Amendment rights.

New York Yankees Starts Paying Employees In Bitcoin

The New York Yankees will leverage Bitcoin fintech NYDIG’s platform to allow its employees to convert part of their salary into bitcoin.

New York State Slings Another Arrow At Bitcoin Mining

While current operations will not be ceased, New York continues to show an adversarial stance to bitcoin mining as a whole.

Frogs Over Fiat Bitcoin NFT Art Gallery Opens Tomorrow In Manhattan, NY

The Frogs > Fiat art gallery for bitcoin NFTs opens tomorrow in lower Manhattan, NY and will have many prominent artists and collectors in attendance.

New York State To Place Moratorium On Non-Renewable Bitcoin Mining

New York’s Senate just voted to place a two-year moratorium on the bitcoin mining industry preventing new applications and renewals for carbon-based mining.

New York Based Townsquare Media Purchased $5 Million Worth Of Bitcoin

During Q1 2022, Townsquare Media, a digital media company, purchased $5 million of bitcoin stating that the company believes in bitcoin’s “long-term potential.”

Bitcoin Proponents Rally To Oppose New York Mining Moratorium

Bitcoiners and politicians come together in Albany, New York to speak out against a proposed ban on proof-of-work mining and to keep industry jobs in the state.

Eric Adams — Let’s Get Your Salary Paid In Bitcoin!

While the next mayor of New York City has promised to be an ally for Bitcoin, the city is right now one of the most hostile locations for cryptocurrency.

State Coordination Will Continue To Regulate Use Of Bitcoin

In the absence of clear federal policy around bitcoin, state agencies will continue to coordinate their regulatory actions around users.