美國參議院立法草案威脅要襲擊服務中心的數據中心，該中心為有費用的區塊鍊網絡和人工智能模型

法案草案據稱旨在解決能源需求不斷上升的環境影響，並保護家庭免受更高的能源費用

A draft bill in the US Senate threatens to hit data centers serving blockchain networks and artificial intelligence models with fees if they exceed federal emissions targets, Bloomberg reported on April 11.

彭博社於4月11日報導說，美國參議院的一項法案可能會襲擊為區塊鍊網絡和人工智能模型服務的數據中心，如果它們超過聯邦排放目標，則有費用。

The draft legislation, which is still in the works and could change, was written by Senate Democrats Sheldon Whitehouse and John Fetterman. It is purportedly aimed at addressing environmental impacts from rising energy demand and at protecting households from higher energy bills, Bloomberg said.

參議院民主黨人謝爾頓·懷特豪斯（Sheldon Whitehouse）和約翰·費特曼（John Fetterman）撰寫的立法草案仍在進行中並且可以改變。彭博社說，據稱，它旨在解決能源需求不斷上升的環境影響，並保護家庭免受上等能源費用的影響。

The bill, called the Clean Cloud Act, mandates that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set an emissions performance standard for data centers and crypto mining facilities with over 100 KW of installed IT nameplate power. The standard would be based on regional grid emissions intensities, with an 11% annual reduction target.

該法案稱為《清潔雲法》，要求環境保護局（EPA）為數據中心和加密挖掘設施設定了排放性能標準，並安裝了超過100 kW的IT銘牌功率。該標準將基於區域網格排放強度，年減少目標為11％。

The legislation also includes penalties for emissions exceeding the set standard, starting at $20 per ton of CO2e, with the penalty increasing annually by inflation plus an additional $10.

該立法還包括對超過設定標準的排放量的處罰，起價為每噸二氧化碳，每年以通貨膨脹率增加罰款，再加上10美元。

“Surging power demand from cryptominers and data centers is outpacing the growth of carbon-free electricity,” notes a minority blog post on the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works website, adding that data centers’ electricity usage is projected to account for up to 12% of the US total power demand by 2028.

美國參議院環境和公共工程委員會網站上的一篇少數群體博客文章指出：“加密者和數據中心的電力需求超過了無碳電力的增長，並補充說，數據中心的電力用途預計將占美國總電力需求的12％。

According to research from Morgan Stanley, the rapid growth of data centers is projected to generate approximately 2.5 billion metric tons of CO2 emissions globally by the end of the decade.

根據摩根士丹利（Morgan Stanley）的研究，數據中心的快速增長預計將在十年末全球產生約25億噸的二氧化碳排放。

For Matthew Sigel, VanEck’s head of research, the proposed legislation effectively seeks to single out Bitcoin BTCUSD miners and similar operations for energy consumption in a “Losing ‘Blame the Server Racks’ Strategy,” he said in an April 11 X post. Mentioned in this article

對於Vaneck的研究主管Matthew Sigel來說，該擬議的立法有效地試圖將比特幣BTCUSD礦工和類似的運營挑選出來，以在“失去'責備服務器機架'策略'的'責任'''中。在本文中提到

Bitcoin miners are pivoting toward HPC power for AI models, according to VanEck.

根據Vaneck的說法，比特幣礦工正在朝著HPC功率旋轉AI模型。

The draft law, which still needs to pass in the Senate, comes as Bitcoin miners — including Galaxy, CoreScientific and Terawulf — are increasingly pivoting toward supplying high-performance computing (HPC) power for AI models, VanEck said.

Vaneck說，仍然需要通過參議院的法律草案是因為比特幣礦工（包括Galaxy，Corescientific和Terawulf）越來越多地旋轉著為AI型號提供高性能計算（HPC）功率。

Bitcoin miners have struggled in 2025 as declining cryptocurrency prices are putting pressure on business models already impacted by the Bitcoin network’s most recent halving.

比特幣礦工在2025年一直在掙扎，因為加密貨幣價格的下降正對已經受到比特幣網絡最近減半影響的商業模式施加壓力。

Miners are “diversifying into AI data-center hosting as a way to expand revenue and repurpose existing infrastructure for high-performance computing,” said research firm Coin Metrics.

研究公司Coin Metrics說，礦工正在“將數據中心託管多樣化，以擴大收入並重新利用現有的基礎設施以進行高性能計算。”

According to Coin Metrics, miners’ incomes began to stabilize in the first quarter of 2025. However, the recovery could be cut short if ongoing trade wars disrupt miners’ business models, several cryptocurrency executives told Cointelegraph.

根據硬幣指標的數據，礦工的收入在2025年第一季度開始穩定。但是，幾位加密貨幣高管告訴Cointelegraph，如果正在進行的貿易戰破壞了礦工的商業模式，則可能會縮短復甦。

“Aggressive tariffs and retaliatory trade policies could create obstacles for node operators, validators, and other core participants in blockchain networks to continue their operations effectively,” said Nicholas Roberts-Huntley, CEO of Concrete & Glow Finance.

Con Creste＆Glow Finance首席執行官Nicholas Roberts-Huntley說：“積極的關稅和報復性貿易政策可能會為節點運營商，驗證者和區塊鍊網絡中的其他核心參與者造成障礙，以有效地繼續其運營。”

“In moments of global uncertainty, the infrastructure supporting crypto, not just the assets themselves, can become collateral damage.”

“在全球不確定性的時刻，支持加密貨幣的基礎設施，不僅是資產本身，都會成為附帶損害。”