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William Duplessie is expected to face kidnapping and false imprisonment charges, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.

The cryptocurrency power plant is mining Bitcoin in record numbers, while an appeal process drags on over a denied environmental permit.

Maybe pictures of gorillas weren’t such a good investment after all?

It’s been nearly six months since the moratorium, aimed at protecting the environment, passed the state legislature.

Despite the collapse of one of the biggest crypto companies, the mayor on Tuesday said crypto is an industry “we must embrace.”

Climate experts fear that if the cryptocurrency mining moratorium is not signed by the governor soon, heavily polluting power plants that were once shuttered will go back online.

Greenidge Generation, a cryptocurrency farm housed in a natural gas plant, has remained open while it appeals a denied air permit. It now faces questions around its water permit and its potential destruction of aquatic wildlife.

Greenidge Generation, the natural gas-fueled facility, is supposed to close under the decision. But its owners plan to keep operating, as they fight for an appeal.

Two Cornell University researchers showed Monday that much of the review could be conducted in less than a week with free online tools.

The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation announced this week it will yet again delay its decision on the Finger Lakes power plant that runs a profitable bitcoin mining operation.