“The reputational shadow [of cloud mining] has been a stain on our entire industry,” says Kent Haliburton, President and COO of Sazmining, a hosted miner (for an explanation of the difference between hosted and cloud mining, see below). “Because so many people have gotten hurt and hosed. We said, if you’re selling hashrate, how are you not selling a security? We wanted to stay totally clear from it.”
Bitcoin Price (BTC) Falls 4% in U.S. Morning Hours
The news combined to send the U.S. dollar and bond yields modestly higher, but had little effect on stocks. Bitcoin,...