美国立法者介绍针对AI和加密货币行动的环境损失的法案草案

美国立法者提出了针对人工智能和加密货币行动的环境损失的法案草案。标题为《清洁云法》，该立法由参议员谢尔顿·怀特豪斯（Sheldon Whitehouse）和约翰·费特曼（John Fetterman）率领。

U.S. lawmakers have introduced a draft bill targeting the environmental toll of AI and crypto operations. The legislation, titled the Clean Cloud Act, is being spearheaded by Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and John Fetterman (D-PA).

美国立法者提出了针对人工智能和加密货币行动的环境损失的法案草案。这项名为《清洁云法》的立法正由参议员谢尔顿·怀特豪斯（D-RI）和约翰·费特曼（D-PA）率领。

The bill seeks to rein in the surging energy demands of data centers by enforcing stricter carbon emissions standards. If passed, the bill would empower the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to impose CO₂ penalties on facilities exceeding federally set thresholds.

该法案旨在通过执行更严格的碳排放标准来控制数据中心的激增需求。如果通过，该法案将授权环境保护局（EPA）对超过联邦设定的阈值的设施施加惩罚。

Providing reasons for the same, Senator Fetterman said, “Fighting to keep the United States at the cutting edge of AI technology and protecting our natural resources for our kids and grandkids are not mutually exclusive goals.”

Fetterman参议员说：“为使美国处于AI技术的最前沿并保护我们的孩子和孙子孙女的自然资源并不是相互排斥的目标。”

Echoing similar sentiments, Senator Whitehouse noted, “Energy-hungry data centers and cryptomining facilities are overloading our already strained power grid, driving up consumers’ electricity costs, making it harder for Americans to power their homes and businesses, and spiking fossil fuel emissions.”

怀特豪斯参议员指出，与类似的观点相呼应，“渴望能源的数据中心和加密设施使我们已经紧张的电网超载，促进了消费者的电力成本，使美国人更难为房屋和企业和尖刺的化石燃料发射供电。”

Reactions were’s positive within the crypto-community though. VanEck’s Research Chief Matthew Sigel, for instance, believes the bill unfairly targets Bitcoin [BTC] miners for their energy usage.

反应在加密社区中是积极的。例如，Vaneck的研究负责人Matthew Sigel认为，该法案不公平地针对比特币[BTC]矿工的能量使用。

Further criticizing the Act, an X user added, “This probably won’t pass but, even if it did, it’s hard to imagine the administration ever enforcing it barring a point-blank order from the supreme court to do so.”

X用户进一步批评了该法案，“这可能不会通过，但是即使这样做，也很难想象政府执行该行动，除非最高法院从最高法院发出尖锐的命令。”

Challenges ahead

未来的挑战

While the Clean Cloud Act awaits Senate approval, doubts persist—Largely due to its exclusive Democratic sponsorship. However, Trump’s prior push for U.S dominance in AI and crypto could keep the bill’s relevance very much alive.

虽然《清洁云法》在等待参议院的批准，但怀疑仍然存在 - 很大程度上是由于其独家民主赞助。但是，特朗普先前争取我们在AI和Crypto的统治地位可能使该法案的相关性非常活跃。

Even so, the timing here is worth looking at. Especially since it seemed to align curiously with Bitcoin miners like Galaxy and Terawulf pivoting to AI-driven HPC services.

即便如此，这里的时机值得一看。特别是因为它似乎与Galaxy和Terawulf这样的比特币矿工奇怪地保持一致，并与AI驱动的HPC服务旋转。

According to Coin Metrics, miner revenues have seen signs of stabilization in early 2025. However, macroeconomic instability, geopolitical tensions and ongoing trade disputes still pose a threat to their fragile recovery.

根据硬币指标，矿工收入在2025年初看到了稳定的迹象。但是，宏观经济不稳定，地缘政治紧张局势和持续的贸易纠纷仍然对他们脆弱的复苏构成威胁。

What’s more?

还有什么？

In fact, amid rising equipment costs and looming regulatory pressures in the U.S, concerns are mounting over a potential decline in domestic demand for Bitcoin mining rigs.

实际上，在美国设备成本上升和迫在眉睫的监管压力中，人们担心国内对比特币采矿钻机的需求可能下降。

Hashlabs Mining CEO Jaran Mellerud recently pointed out that this could prompt manufacturers to offload excess inventory to overseas markets. This could potentially trigger a surge in global mining activity.

Hashlabs矿业首席执行官Jaran Mellerud最近指出，这可能会促使制造商将多余的库存卸载到海外市场。这可能会引发全球采矿活动的激增。

Now, with U.S miners facing mounting challenges, countries like Pakistan are seizing the moment.

现在，由于我们面临越来越多的挑战的矿工，巴基斯坦等国家正在抓住这一刻。

By leveraging surplus electricity, Pakistan is positioning itself to fuel both Bitcoin mining and AI data center expansion, completely contrary to what is unfolding in the United States.

通过利用盈余电力，巴基斯坦正在定位自己，以助长比特币采矿和AI数据中心的扩展，这与美国正在发生的情况完全相反。