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On Capitol Hill, the House Ways and Means Committee is circulating seven draft bills ahead of a hearing next week, with proposals that could meaningfully lighten the load for everyday crypto users — think relief on small gains, and clearer rules around mining and staking income. It's a signal that Congress is finally getting serious about crypto tax policy.
Meanwhile, New York State lawmakers have passed a one-year moratorium on new large data centers — the first statewide ban of its kind in the country. Supporters say it buys time to study the real costs to energy grids and the environment. The bill now sits with Governor Kathy Hochul, whose signature would make it law.
And on the hardware front, Nvidia's long-rumored RTX fifty Super series appears to be back on track for two thousand twenty six, according to a new leak. The AI boom had strained production and pushed memory prices higher, cooling expectations — but a potential RTX five thousand sixty Super with twelve gigabytes of VRAM is now reportedly in the works.
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