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Advocates seek moratorium on Bitcoin mining, denial of air permit for Finger Lakes facility | WAMC

by Bobby Chaim ( Bitcoin)

The facility, formerly a coal-fired power plant, is used to power thousands of computers that generate bitcoins. Deny Greenidge’s air permit renewal before the primary and put a moratorium on proof-of-work crypto mining. While serving as mayor through 2020, Read introduced a moratorium on new cryptocurrency mining that remained for 18 months. Dr. “…We are […]

New York answers questions about cannabis legalization as regulations are drafted | WAMC

by Bobby Chaim ( Cannabis)

On Thursday, the state’s Cannabis Control Board gave approval to regulations that make changes to the state’s medical marijuana program. However, we will not be using the term marijuana here because it has a long history of being associated with racial profiling,” said Wright. “These taxes are used to cover the cost of the OCM’s […]