新的美國參議院立法草案威脅要懲罰為比特幣（BTC）礦工和AI模型的數據中心

美國參議院的立法草案威脅要襲擊提供區塊鍊網絡和人工智能模型的數據中心

A new draft bill in the US Senate proposes imposing levies on data centers serving blockchain networks and artificial intelligence models if they exceed federal emissions targets, according to an April 11 Bloomberg report.

根據4月11日的一份彭博社報告，美國參議院的新法案提議向服務中心徵收徵費，如果它們超過聯邦排放目標，該數據中心為區塊鍊網絡和人工智能模型提供了征費。

The bill, being drafted by Senate Democrats Sheldon Whitehouse and John Fetterman, aims to address the environmental impacts of rising energy demand and protect households from higher energy bills, Bloomberg said.

彭博社說，該法案是由參議院民主黨人謝爾頓·懷特豪斯（Sheldon Whitehouse）和約翰·費特曼（John Fetterman）起草的，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法案的影響。

Dubbed the Clean Cloud Act, the legislation 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.

該立法被稱為《清潔雲法》，要求環境保護署（EPA）為數據中心和加密礦業設施設定了排放績效標準，並具有超過100 kW的安裝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,” a minority blog post on the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works website reads. It adds that data centers’ electricity usage is projected to account for up to 12% of the US total power demand by 2028.

美國參議院環境與公共工程委員會網站上的一篇少數群體博客文章寫道：“加密者和數據中心的電力需求超過了無碳電力的增長。”它補充說，數據中心的電力預計將佔2028年美國總電力需求的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 is effectively trying to single out BTC miners and similar operations for energy consumption in a “Losing ‘Blame the Server Racks’ Strategy,” he said in an April 11 X post.

對於Vaneck的研究主管Matthew Sigel來說，擬議的立法實際上試圖挑選BTC礦工和類似的能源運營，以“失去'責備“責備服務器機架”策略”。

In addition, the law could clash with the US’s new policy under President Donald Trump, who is planning to cancel a 2023 executive order by former President Joe Biden setting AI safety standards. Trump has previously declared his intention to make the US the “world capital” of AI and cryptocurrency.

此外，該法律可以與唐納德·特朗普總統領導下的美國新政策發生衝突，唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）計劃取消前總統喬·拜登（Joe Biden）設定AI安全標準的2023年執行命令。特朗普此前曾宣布打算使美國成為AI和加密貨幣的“世界首都”。

New US draft bill would penalize AI, crypto data centers for power consumption. Source: Matthew Sigel

新的美國法案草案將懲罰AI，加密數據中心的功耗。資料來源：馬修·西格爾（Matthew Sigel）

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Bitcoin and AI converge

比特幣和AI融合

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, stated VanEck.

VANECK表示，仍然需要通過參議院的法律草案出現，包括Galaxy，Corescientific和Terawulf在內的比特幣礦工正在越來越多地旋轉為AI模型提供高性能計算（HPC）功率。

Bitcoin miners have been struggling in 2025 as declining cryptocurrency prices are impacting the business models already hit 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在影響比特幣網絡最近減半的商業模式。

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

硬幣指標指出，礦工正在“多樣化為AI數據中心託管，以擴大收入並重新利用現有的基礎架構以進行高性能計算。”

Comparison of miners’ AI-related contracts. Source: VanEck

礦工與AI相關合同的比較。資料來源：Vaneck

According to Coin Metrics, miners’ incomes began to stabilize in the first quarter of 2025. However, the recovery could be cut short if the 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，如果正在進行的貿易戰破壞礦工的商業模式，則可能會縮短回收率，幾位加密貨幣高管告訴Cointelegraph。

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

Concreete＆Glow Fanance的首席執行官Nicholas Roberts-Huntley表示：“積極的關稅和報復性貿易政策可能會為節點運營商，驗證者和其他核心參與者構成障礙，以遵守當地法規和稅收義務。”

“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。”