Anticipating Pushback From Finance, Enviros Move to Regulate Energy-Intensive Crypto Mining
Founded by a major Cuomo donor, Renaissance Technologies is set to become a stakeholder in upstate mining operation that touched off backlash against Bitcoin.
Peter Mantius · June 1, 2021

Asm. Anna Kelles' bill to place a two-year moratorium on energy-intensive crypto mining passed the state Assembly on Tuesday. | Assemblymember Anna Kelles
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