US Senator Elizabeth Warren Leads the Charge to Learn More About Crypto Mining Energy Usage – Regulation Incoming?
Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic Senator who is known as a fierce crypto critic, is now part of an effort by lawmakers to learn more about the energy use of crypto mining. The new initiative aims to increase the transpar...
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The new initiative aims to increase the transparency requirements for crypto mining companies, particularly when it comes to the potential for pollution and emission of greenhouse gasses from their activities, according to letters shared with the media....
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