New York's push to ban crypto mining triggers response from community
In a tweet, lawyer Jake Chervinsky expressed his hopes that the governor will veto the bill “for the sake of New York.” As the state of New York pushes forward a bill that will ban proof-of-work (PoW) mining once approved, members of the crypto community express their disagreement through social media. In a Twitter thread, Jake Chervinsky, the head of policy at Blockchain Association, explained that the move will not “reduce carbon emissions” at all. According to Chervinsky, a mining ban will only push miners away from New York to build in otheareas where the state has no influence over....
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Genesis Mining has decided to discontinue its Bitcoin mining services in New York, following the enactment of the state's regulatory framework BitLicense. In the blogpost released Wednesday, the contract mining company thrashed the license for impeding the growth of Bitcoin startups, stating that it has been created to intentionally hurt the companies associated with digital currencies. It further accused BitLicense for bringing guidelines that are complex, expensive and impossible to comply with. Except: "We stand by the cryptocurrency community and believe this particular piece of....