Democratic lawmakers ask federal agencies to crack down on crypto mining - The Verge

Democratic lawmakers including Elizabeth Warren are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy to force companies mining Bitcoin and other energy-hungry cryptocurrencies to reveal their electricity use and emissions.

They want crypto mining companies to report their energy use and emissions Workers install a new row of Bitcoin mining machines at the Whinstone US Bitcoin mining facility in Rockdale, Texas, on Oc… [+4627 chars]

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