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Re:Radeon RX 6500 XT is bad at cryptocurrency mining on purp... by beloch on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @05:27PM (#29899115)
Governments could apply a carbon and electronic waste offset tax to declared cryptocurrency income. The people making money from cryptocurrencies should pay enough to fund projects that will fully offset their environmental costs.

Of course, those taxes will probably just disappear into general tax revenues and wind up paying for other things, but it would encourage crypto miners to pursue green energy sources and, perhaps, find better uses for obsolete graphics cards.

Re:Radeon RX 6500 XT is bad at cryptocurrency mining on purp... by chii on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @07:45PM (#29900745)
> The people making money from cryptocurrencies should pay enough to fund projects that will fully offset their environmental costs.

why should crypto be specifically targeted for an energy use tax (ala, a carbon tax but with extra steps), instead of a general tax on energy use (aka, just implement the aforementioned carbon tax)?