Restrictions on Arkansas's cryptocurrency mines signed into law

Restrictions on Arkansas's cryptocurrency mines signed into law

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed two new restrictions on cryptocurrency mines into law Friday. The new restrictions will reportedly address complaints about a law passed last year on cryptocurrency mines, which are data centers requiring large amounts of computing power and electricity. Local officials and residents who live near the operations complained that last year's law interfered with addressing complaints about the mines’ noise and impact on the community. Additionally, the new laws require the …