CFTC Chief Backs Regulatory Incentives to Make Bitcoin Proof of Stake

Rostin Behnam – chairman of the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission – is not happy with Bitcoin’s current levels of energy consumption. He believes regulators should establish incentives to push the network towards a proof of stake (POS) consensus model. Not Worth the Energy, says Benham Speaking at POLITICO’s Sustainability Summit, Benham claimed that Bitcoin’s energy consumption doesn’t match its economic output. “That may rebalance over time, but right now it’s clearly skewed,” he said. Most of Bitcoin’s energy consumption…