The bill on the suspension of the BTC mining in New York has received additional support of lawmakers – Bits Media

Two more New York State Assembly members sign on as co-sponsors of legislation, which imposes a three-year statewide moratorium on Bitcoin mining.

Environmental Protection Agency's Three-Year Suspension Bill Bitcoin mining in New York receives additional support from lawmakers. TO 43 Two more New York senators joined as co-sponsors of the bill - Amy Paulin (Amy Paulin) I Ken Zebrovski (Ken Zebrowskiу).

In addition to introducing a three-year moratorium on cryptocurrency mining, Using the Pow algorithm, bill would require the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to assess the impact of the mining industry on water quality, air and greenhouse gas emissions. The moratorium will also impose a ban on cryptocurrency mining at the sites of former power plants., that use fossil fuels.

Despite the support of the bill by new senators, the document was signed in total 45 of 150 members of the senate. It's not enough, that it be sent to the Governor for final approval into law.

Previously, EU legislators also considered the possibility of banning cryptocurrencies based on the PoW algorithm. However, in early March it became known, that legislators excluded this clause from the text of the bill.