The hills are alive with the sounds of crypto, and that’s a problem
When crypto mining opponents in other states get discouraged, Cyndie Roberson often sends them a video clip of the Georgia House Banks and Banking Committee’s hearing last year on the Blockchain Basics Act. It shows, she says, that if they’re given the right information, lawmakers will reject efforts to pave the way for crypto mining in their states.
A retired registered nurse and vice president at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Roberson became an anti-crypto after she and her husband bought a cabin in Cherokee County, N.C. They’d planned it to be their retirement dream home, but the noise from a crypto mining operation, which began operations nearby, was so loud and constant that they sold out within…
