PoW Mining

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has opposed the idea of governments banning Proof-of-Work (PoW) mining. He said this while responding to aspiring US Senator Bruce Fenton. Instead of enforcing an outright ban on the PoW crypto mining, Buterins suggested carbon pricing. In a June 4 tweet, Fenton said no government has the right to dictate the software a person or an entity should run. According to him, code is speech. In response, Buterin said: Ultimately, I agree with this (that is,…

New York Senators have passed a bill that prohibits the use of carbon power sources to mine cryptocurrencies. CNBC reported this development, noting that the Senators voted in Albany earlier today. The bill passed after some undecided Senators voted in its favor. The bill passed the state assembly in April. Its next stop is Governor Kathy Hochul's desk. Hochul can either pass the bill into law or veto it. Should Hochul sign the bill, New York will become the first…