In a speech at the Economic Club of Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Vice President Harris said that under her leadership, the United States would "recommit" to global leadership in areas that will define the next century, "in artificial intelligence and quantum computing, blockchain...
Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum, Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, said his country had become one of the world leaders in bitcoin mining. He explained that this was because it was possible to take advantage of the energy glut in regions such as Siberia, but he also warned that such activities should not hinder the development of the region. According to a report by Sergei Bezdlov, president of the Industrial Mining Association, Russia produced 54,000 bitcoins in 2023, bringing more tha...