Arkansas counties rush to pass noise regulations for crypto miners By Cointelegraph

Several counties in the United States state of Arkansas are rushing to pass emergency legislation allowing them to control noise and other activities related to crypto mining before a new state law comes into effect on August 1, according to local media reports.

The new state law brings crypto mining facilities under the same regulations applied to data centers, creating guidelines for miners and protecting them from discriminatory regulations and taxes. Residents of Arkansas, however, barely had time to discuss the new legislation, which was proposed, discussed in committees and passed by legislators within a week, from March 30 to April 7.