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New York Bans Bitcoin Mining: Wants to Regulate Cryptocurrencies

The regulation aims to reduce the environmental pollution caused by these activities. | Font: Hide

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City New York formally approved the ban on booty cryptocurrencies How bitcoins.

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed on to pass the first-of-its-kind legislation in the nation to prevent further pollution from these activities.

against mining

According to this ruling, only mining based on 100% renewable energy will be viable.

This provision in the sector will have a minimum period of application of 2 years. This measure will not affect the purchase bitcoins safe and without risk.

Proof of Work (PoW) mining has suffered the most. These cryptocurrenciesHow bitcoins and the old Ethereum needed computational computing to run, so the miners created large computer farms that consumed a lot of energy to run.

According to the magazine Natureglobal mining can similarly pollute entire countries such as Argentina.

According to DigieconomistMy a bitcoins uses the equivalent energy of an American home for 40 days.

votes against

The Digital Chamber of Commerce ruled against the decision, noting that “it would set a dangerous precedent for determining who can and cannot use energy.”

GEM Mining notes that this regulation “will scare away new miners who do not want to do business in a hostile environment.”

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