[sp332]

All the details on the moratorium are in the last paragraph. It's a pause on new fossil fuel-based power plants getting permits to mine proof-of-work cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ethereum. Existing ones are grandfathered in, and renewable energy projects are still allowed.

[i_am_jl]

Every day The Verge disappoints me...

[qiskit]

Just TheVerge? Every grifting publication has proven themselves to be incompetent, agenda driven and toxic. I still can't believe theverge exists after their "how to build a pc" fiasco. But that's the world of journalism/publishing. All privilege and no accountability.