The Legislative Assembly of Nebraska approved a bill, which introduces restrictions on the mining of cryptocurrencies for mining companies consuming more than 1 MW of electricity.

The bill was proposed by Senator Mike Jacobson at the request of the Governor of the state Jim Pillen, explaining the protection against accidents and overload of the Nepobra electric networks. New rules will oblige large mining companies to cover the cost of modernizing energy infrastructure, report to regulatory departments on energy consumption and agree to temporary disconnecting of electricity.

The explanation of the bill states that large mining farms, for example, owned by Marathon, consume significant amounts of electricity comparable to the energy consumption of entire cities. This creates a load on the network, requiring expensive construction of new substations and gear lines, and also negatively affects the environment, consuming the energy of non -ecological sources, including coal and natural gas.

The bill was submitted to the signature of the governor and may enter into force on October 2025.

Earlier, the governor of Nepobraski Jim Pillen signed the law on the protection of users from fraud through crypto -meters. The law set the limit on transactions in cryptoomats. For new users, a limitation is provided up to $ 2000 per day, and for existing customers up to $ 5000 per day.