XPost: soc.culture.usa, talk.politics.misc
On Fri, 17 Jul 2020 20:35:53 -0400, JAT <
jesus.a.torres@gmail.com>
wrote:
Venezuela Bans Crypto Mining From Public Housing
Crypto mining can harm the country’s electricity distribution, says a >Venezuelan minister.
Venezuelan Minister of Habitat and Housing Ildemaro Villarroel announced >today that crypto mining operations won’t be allowed in any state-owned >housing or neighborhoods that are part of the “Gran Misión Vivienda”
project (Great Home Mission).
During an official speech on July 15, Villaroel stated ><https://twitter.com/VTVcanal8/status/1283503232636145667> that any kind
of equipment related to crypto mining is banned in public housing due to >“high power consumption” and for widely “violating” the government’s >electrical supply policy.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/venezuela-bans-crypto-mining-from-public-housing
Although cryptomining IS energy intensive, I think that is just
the govts *excuse* ..... totalitarians do NOT want the serfs
to make money - they might get uppity, fund a coup ......
and there goes your socialist paradise.
AI systems tend to be much more energy-intensive, but
we see they have not tried to ban any such research or
operations down in the barrio .......
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