{"id":402278,"date":"2022-02-01T20:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T17:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/new-york-gubernatorial-candidate-calls-for-moratorium-on-proof-of-work-mining\/"},"modified":"2022-02-01T20:35:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T17:35:00","slug":"new-york-gubernatorial-candidate-calls-for-moratorium-on-proof-of-work-mining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-york-gubernatorial-candidate-calls-for-moratorium-on-proof-of-work-mining\/","title":{"rendered":"# New York gubernatorial candidate calls for moratorium on proof-of-work mining"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong># New York gubernatorial candidate calls for moratorium on proof-of-work mining <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDIvZTQxNjkyMTAtYWM5Yi00ZjAxLTk4N2EtYmYxNDMwMmFjNmVlLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-128018ef>With roughly nine months until major federal and state elections, New York State gubernatorial candidate Jumaane Williams is making crypto mining an issue in his campaign, criticizing the lack of regulatory clarity.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to climate activists and protestors at Seneca Lake in upstate New York on Monday, Williams <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JumaaneWilliams\/status\/1488292621911007233\">called<\/a> on current Governor Kathy Hochul to deny permits for proof-of-work crypto mining firms seeking to operate in the state, citing potential environmental concerns as well as any \u201charmful\u201d economic impact. The gubernatorial candidate cited China\u2019s crackdown on proof-of-work miners to back his claims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c20% of America\u2019s mines operate in New York state without any oversight or regulation,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JumaaneWilliams\/status\/1488292625601941506\">said<\/a> Williams. \u201cWe need to ask questions now rather than dealing with the fallout later by creating the right infrastructure to protect Seneca Lake and all of New York state from harmful economic and environmental impacts.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bitcoin mines that use a &#8216;proof-of-work&#8217; process have the potential to devastate the environment &amp; local economy, so today I joined advocates &amp; community members on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SenecaLake?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SenecaLake<\/a> to call on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovKathyHochul?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovKathyHochul<\/a> to declare a moratorium on this type of mining. (1\/3) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DHWFmmuv72\">pic.twitter.com\/DHWFmmuv72<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jumaane Williams (@JumaaneWilliams) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JumaaneWilliams\/status\/1488292621911007233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nPoliticians and activists have often targeted crypto mining operations around Seneca Lake and across the state. In June, a bill which would have required miners in New York to halt operations for three years \u2014 but exempted certain projects operating on renewable energy \u2014 in an effort to slow the environmental impact of crypto was defeated in the state\u2019s legislature. <\/p>\n<p>Greenidge Generation\u2019s Bitcoin (BTC) plant operates in the area and aims to dedicate 85 megawatts to crypto mining in 2022. Residents near Seneca Lake have previously claimed that Greenidge\u2019s plant was heating up the body of water and releasing greenhouse gases, threatening the ecosystem of several species of fish and otherwise damaging the environment. <\/p>\n<p>The company has repeatedly denied such claims and threatened to consider \u201call legal remedies available\u201d against activists pushing them. However, New York Commissioner of Environmental Conservation Basil Seggos has also criticized Greenidge, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BasilSeggos\/status\/1435724739352449025\">saying<\/a> in September the firm \u201chas not shown compliance with NY\u2019s climate law\u201d in regards to its BTC mining operations.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>New York businesses ask governor to deny permits for crypto mining<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><\/em><\/strong>Hochul has only been in office since August following the departure of former governor Andrew Cuomo, but will face Williams and other gubernatorial candidates in a November 2022 election. 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