The House Looks Into Crypto's Energy Impact

The House Looks Into Crypto's Energy Impact
A House committee will take a look at crypto and its energy requirements this week. It’s another congressional look at crypto.You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. Click here to sign up for future editions.Yet another crypto hearingThe narrativeCrypto’s energy use has been under scrutiny for quite a while. We’re going to hear from U.S. lawmakers about the issue for the first time in years on Thursday, when the House Energy and Commerce Committee hosts a hearing titled “Cleaning Up Cryptocurrency: The Energy Impacts of Blockchains.”Why it mattersLawmakers have been talking about energy and…