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SEN. MARKEY, REP. HUFFMAN ANNOUNCE LEGISLATION TO CRACK DOWN ON CRYPTO ENERGY CONSUMPTION AS MARKEY HOLDS FIRST-EVER SENATE HEARING FOCUSED ON INDUSTRY’S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

Lawmakers reintroduce Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act ahead of Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee hearing scrutinizing skyrocketing energy consumption of cryptomining industry.

Across U.S., Bitcoin crypto-asset mining facilities produce greenhouse gas emissions equaling emissions from seven million gasoline-powered cars. Read More.