>The plan isn't "banning bitcoin". That phrase was not in OP's post, yet you're quoting them on it and then excoriating them for saying something that they did

>The plan isn't "banning bitcoin". That phrase was not in OP's post, yet you're quoting them on it and then excoriating them for saying something that they didn't. They said: >... commonly used algorithm... Which is exactly how coins are mined! Which makes OP correct (sort of, they said "President" and not "Congress") because your own quoted comment says: >... Congress might consider legislation, to limit or eliminate the use of high energy intensity consensus mechanisms for crypto-asset mining.