One Arkansan described crypto mining noise as ‘kinda like having a hairdryer up next to your ear.’ [Video]

RAINS 40/29 NEWS. TODAY THE ARKANSAS STATE SENATE DISCUSSED TWO NEW BILLS ABOUT CRYPTO-CURRENCY MINING. VALERIE ZHANG SPOKE WITH LAWMAKERS AND PEOPLE IMPACTED BY CRYPTO-MINES. “Be kinda like having a hairdryer up next to your ear” “They have received a kind of red carpet to do at their will” “You go to an office and no one’s there” “I’m the original sponsor of Act 851 of 2023 and we’ve learned some things over the last 13 months that we need to address.” TODAY THE SENATE CHAMBER HEARD AMENDMENTS TO TWO BILLS ADDRESSING CRYPTO-MINING. <> “Senate Bill 78, which I am the sponsor of addresses confirming local control and then establishing sound reduction parameters for crypto facilities operating in Arkansas.” THE OTHER BILL — SENATE BILL 79 SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES REGULATION. <> “what role the state will play in regulating consumption of electrical energy, cybersecurity,” STATE SENATOR JOSHUA BRYANT SAYS CRYPTO MINING …