The Senate of the American state Montana supported the bill to protect Bitcoin miners – Bits Media

The bill adopted by the Senate will protect mining companies from a wide range, and also limit the possibilities of local authorities to combat mining.

Senate state Montana with a majority vote supported a new bill, aimed at protecting the rights of miners for bitcoin mining (Vts). In accordance with the new rules, Local administrations are prohibited from raising utility tariffs for miners and levy additional taxes from cryptocurrency operations.

According to the non -profit human rights group Satoshi Action Fund., which took an active part in the preparation of this bill, This measure will support the participants of the cryptocurrency industry of Montana in a difficult period. Reducing market prices for crypto assets over a long cryptosim, In combination with increased energy costs due to inflation growth, caused unprecedented difficulties even for the largest Miners VTS.

Previously, a similar bill, defended by miner rights, under the working name "The right to prey", was supported by the Senate of the state of Mississippi. The new law will allow individuals to launch nodes for cryptocurrency extraction at home, and also recognizes the potential of mining to strengthen the economy and stabilize the state power system.