- The Biden administration is concerned about digital currency mining operations affecting climate change, after the U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy published a report that says politicians should take action against crypto mining.
- The science and tech department claims crypto mining operations in the U.S. account for close to the energy leveraged by all the U.S. citizens using personal computers today.
- The OSTP details in its report that if the federal government cannot work with state leaders at the local level, then the Biden administration should leverage laws and executive orders that stop the so-called pollution tethered to PoW mining.
Bitcoin Mining Threatens America’s Climate Change Efforts, White House Science and Tech Department Says
