Environmental advocates and New York state lawmakers are pushing for a three-year moratorium on permits for power plants that burn fossil fuels to mine Bitcoin. But, cryptomining advocates warn that if the state enacts this moratorium, it could miss out on many benefits from the technology. POLITICO’s Marie French explains.

Kelsey Tamborrino is a reporter covering clean energy and the host of POLITICO Energy podcast. 

Marie J. French covers energy and the environment for POLITICO New York. 

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