Governments have the right to, and do, regulate the power used by industrial facilities. A hot bath, hosting a joke website, and hosting a search engine all co

Governments have the right to, and do, regulate the power used by industrial facilities. A hot bath, hosting a joke website, and hosting a search engine all consume magnitude less energy than a crypto farm. This comment is very out of touch. Energy supplies are limited, even more so in developing countries. Governments everywhere have the responsibility to protect the well being of their people. Even most dictatorships at least try to do that. If crypto farms are hogging so much energy to the point of causing localized blackouts for other people, then most governments will want to put a stop to it. Governments failing to address the basic needs of their population is how you get strongmen in power who will use ruthless means to act on their agenda. It is not a stretch to imagine that in the not too distant future, somewhere in the world, a cryptominer will be publicly executed in front of a cheering crowd. It's not what I want, but crypto bros have got to stop being so arrogant and self righteous.