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Québec Utility Requests Reallocation Of Electricity Away From Bitcoin Miners

Last month, the provincial energy regulator was asked to reallocate 270 megawatts that was set aside for cryptocurrency mining.

Bitfarms Building Two New Bitcoin Mining Farms Of 78 MW Capacity In Canada

The two farms are expected to accommodate 21,000 bitcoin mining rigs and generate over 2 EH/s.

Hashing Ahead: A Look at Bitcoin Mining in 2020

In 2020, factors like new hardware, the upcoming reward halving and more will determine how bitcoin mining, and Bitcoin in general, grows.

Bitfarms Expands Bitcoin Mining Operations in Québec

Bitcoin mining company Bitfarms is taking advantage of Québec’s hydropower and new Chinese mining equipment to expand operations.

Blockstream Mining: A Grassroots Vision for Redistributing Hashrate

The company’s new bitcoin mining hosting service and pool is its attempt to re-democratize the mining economy.

CFTC Opens Probe Into BitMEX Over U.S. Trader Accounts

The CFTC investigation into BitMEX is the latest in a wider trend of U.S. regulators ramping up scrutiny of cryptocurrency companies.

Canadian Provinces Compete for Attention of Bitcoin Mining Businesses

“With green hydroelectricity at a competitive price, innovative universities and this recent decision by the Energy Board that clearly supports the [mining] industry, Québec has all the ingredients to become a blockchain hub,”

Canadian Province Offers Low-Cost Energy Incentives to Bitcoin Miners

A number of provincial governments are offering lower rates to attract bitcoin miners and Labrador’s government is considering energy incentives to attract “outstanding requests for service” from bitcoin data processors.

Cryptomining Applications Suspended in Quebec

Representatives of Hydro Quebec are asking that the total amount of energy made available to digital currency miners be limited to 500 megawatts.

Energy Company Hydro-Quebec Looks to Attract Bitcoin Miners

Hydro-Quebéc (HQ) is a public utility that manages the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in Quebec, Canada, but it finds itself in a...
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