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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Justin Vallejo

‘Just imagine the climate’: Bitcoin in crosshairs as Democrats target crypto mining in green energy push

REUTERS

Cryptocurrency leaders were called before Congress to defended Bitcoin as Democrats questioned how the energy-intensive mining was affecting President Joe Biden’s green energy agenda.

The Congressional hearing comes after the Environmental Protection Agency blocked two requests to use coal-fired power plants to power bitcoin mining operations.

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