Crypto Mining

• Under pressure from crypto miners, NB Power places pause on electricity requests

  NB Power imposed a moratorium on providing new service to cryptocurrency mining operations, saying it was concerned about its ability to meet the sector's increasing demands.

  Canada

  May 1, 2023
  
• B.C. putting 18-month freeze on new cryptocurrency mining hookups to BC Hydro

  The Province of B.C. is imposing an 18-month freeze on cryptocurrency mining connections to give it time to develop a regulatory framework around power usage by crypto miners.

  Environment

  Dec 21, 2022
  
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• Nova Scotia university forced to shut down entire network after attempted bitcoin mining attack

  A statement said the software attempted to utilize St. Francis Xavier University's "collective computing power in order to create or discover bitcoin for monetary gain."

  Education

  Nov 5, 2018