cdarwin, The US government has suspended its effort to survey #cryptocurrency #mining operations over their ballooning energy use following a lawsuit from an industry that has been accused by environmental groups of fueling the climate crisis.
A federal judge in Texas has granted a temporary order #blocking the new requirements that would ascertain the energy use of the crypto miners, stating that the industry had shown it would suffer “#irreparable #injury” if it was made to comply.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/27/crypto-mining-electricity-use