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Want Cleaner Bitcoin Mining? Subsidize It

Politicians who complain about bitcoin’s environmental impact should consider a little Pigovian economics.

By Nic Carter
Updated May 11, 2023, 6:07 p.m. Published Oct 5, 2021, 2:37 p.m.
Coinmint facility in Massena, N.Y., 2018 (Nic Carter)