{"id":241352,"date":"2022-06-05T15:59:53","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T14:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=241352"},"modified":"2022-06-05T16:04:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T15:04:02","slug":"objectors-to-new-yorks-mining-ban-say-governments-cant-dictate-valid-use-of-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/objectors-to-new-yorks-mining-ban-say-governments-cant-dictate-valid-use-of-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Objectors to New York’s mining ban say governments can’t dictate ‘valid use of energy’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ethereum<\/a>‘s co-founder Vitalik Buterin<\/a> and Coin Metrics<\/a>‘ co-founder Nic Carter recently opposed the recent mining ban decision of New York, saying that it's not okay for governments to decide on what the appropriate usage of electricity is.<\/p>\n

Carter tweeted that N.Y.'s ban on crypto mining directly controls what constitutes proper use of power. He implied that this is an abuse of power and said:<\/p>\n

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Will red states respond and ban computation taking place in their borders used for pornography, Netflix, and Disney? Is a world where the state itself decrees what is an acceptable use of electricity or not one you really want to live in?<\/p>\n

— nic carter (@nic__carter) June 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n