Paraguayan Senate Approves Crypto Mining Bill - Coinleaks
Current Date:November 4, 2024

Paraguayan Senate Approves Crypto Mining Bill

Paraguayan Senate ,crypto- passed a bill regulating mining and trade. In December, the country’s Senate had already approved the bill. But in May, the House of Representatives approved it with amendments. Therefore, he returned to the upper chamber.

Now the law, approved by both houses, has to be submitted to the executive branch, which has the power to approve or veto it.

Paraguayan Senate Passes Crypto Mining Bill

Paraguayan House of Representatives has passed the bill regulating crypto mining and trading by a 12-to-40 vote. The country’s Senate had already passed a similar law in December. The bill in question will now return to the legislature with amendments to the House of Representatives.

Congressman Carlos Rejala, one of the bill’s authors, said the law seeks to lure international miners by using the country’s low electricity rates of around 5 cents per kilowatt hour.

The main change, proposed by the House of Representatives and passed by the Senate, would be the Department of Industry and Commerce as the primary law enforcement agency, which would penalize any person or entity that mines or provides crypto services without relevant authorization.