https://blockchaining.org/tags/moratorium/ Recent content in Moratorium on Blockchaining.org Hugo en-us Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blockchaining.org/2026/04/22/new-yorks-cryptocurrency-mining-moratorium-set-a-template-others-are-watching/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blockchaining.org/2026/04/22/new-yorks-cryptocurrency-mining-moratorium-set-a-template-others-are-watching/ <p>New York enacted a two-year moratorium on new cryptocurrency mining permits in 2022 — the first state-level action of its kind in the United States — while directing regulators to evaluate the environmental effects of proof-of-work mining operations. The policy was a direct response to the strain that mining companies had placed on the state&rsquo;s electricity infrastructure after initially clustering around cheap hydroelectric power from the New York Power Authority&rsquo;s St. Lawrence River facility.</p>