Through a series of letters to federal agencies, those in charge in the United States have stated that they believe they have the authority to force crypto mining firms to produce information about how much energy they use and how many greenhouse emissions they create.
Are Mining Companies in Trouble?
The United States has become something of a “safe haven” for crypto mining companies in recent years after regions like China have imposed bans on mining activities. There are too many worries about mining as of late, and there are many people in power who believe that the crypto mining space is causing irreparable harm to the environment.
Several reports have emerged in recent years claiming that crypto mining uses more energy that many developing nations, while other high-ranking officials within the crypto space – such as Elon Musk – have stated that they cannot fully commit to bitcoin unless more information is divulged regarding how much energy is used in mining and how much trouble it can cause in the future.
A recent letter signed by several members of Congress including Elizabeth Warren, Jared Huffman, Dick Durbin, and Rashida Tlaib (all democrats – what a surprise) and sent to national agencies throughout the country states that these agencies should utilize their powers to enforce strict measures against crypto mining facilities and discover what’s going on behind closed doors.
If it’s true that federal agencies have the power to do this, then it’s something to be concerned about. Crypto was established as a means of keeping third parties, middlemen, and prying eyes out of the equation. There are people trading crypto not because they stand with the technology, but because they believe it grants them privacy (and in some cases, anonymity). They don’t want anyone telling them what they can and cannot do with their money like they would be told within the realms of the standard financial system.
Democrats Cannot (and Should Not) Be Trusted with This
Also, at this stage of the game, the democrat party has shown that it cannot be trusted with anything having to do with crypto. After all, this is the same group that accepted hundreds of millions of dollars from Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX, then turned around when it collapsed and called for strict regulation. They didn’t say anything about giving the money back to the people it was likely taken from. Instead, they just want to give the government more power and enforce stricter rules on traders under the guise of keeping them safe and protected.
There’s no way they could have had such close ties to FTX and not realized that something shady was happening. Letting them have their way now with crypto mining could spell disaster for the industry and possibly shut out any kind of growth in the coming future.
