{"id":306596,"date":"2021-07-23T18:41:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T15:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/canadian-border-town-suspends-bitcoin-mining-over-aesthetic-concerns\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T18:41:49","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T15:41:49","slug":"canadian-border-town-suspends-bitcoin-mining-over-aesthetic-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/canadian-border-town-suspends-bitcoin-mining-over-aesthetic-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"# Canadian border town suspends Bitcoin mining over aesthetic concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"

“# Canadian border town suspends Bitcoin mining over aesthetic concerns <\/strong>”
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Massena, a town along the New York border with Canada has placed a temporary suspension on new Bitcoin (BTC) mining operations in the area.<\/p>\n

According to a report<\/a> by the Associated Press on Friday, Massena Town city officials mandated the 90-day moratorium on new Bitcoin mining activities due to aesthetic concerns.<\/p>\n

Steve O\u2019Shaughnessy, a Massena Town supervisor said miners littered roads with trailers laden with computers and other hardware required to mine Bitcoin. The AP report quoted O\u2019Shaughnessy\u2019s statement to WWNY-TV, saying: <\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t want it littered with these trailers that are pumping out Bitcoin. We just want to make sure if they are going to come here, that it\u2019s a nice presentable building.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

City officials will reportedly use the 90-day moratorium to ensure that roadsides in Massena Town are decluttered with trailers and shipping containers moved off-road. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Massena Electric is reportedly looking to sign deals with three crypto firms. According to the AP News<\/a> report, the power company also has its own moratorium on working with new crypto miners.<\/p>\n

Related: <\/em><\/strong>Four North American Bitcoin miners that could benefit from the East-West shift<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

With small border towns in North America hemorrhaging factory jobs over the past decade, Bitcoin and crypto mining operations represent a return of some industrial activities to places like Massena.<\/p>\n

Cheap electricity in these areas is often a major draw for Bitcoin miners and in return, these companies offer the promise of jobs and bootstrapp<\/a>ing the local economy. <\/p>\n

Indeed, with China\u2019s massive crypto mining crackdown and the expected East-to-West hash rate migration, these smaller towns in North America might play host to more Bitcoin mining activity.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the major North American Bitcoin mining operations continue to upscale their capacity amid the current hash rate drop in a bid to capture a larger portion of the market.<\/p>\n

North American Bitcoin miners controlling a larger share of the global hash rate distribution may also contribute to putting the industry in better standing with regulators especially in the area of environmental conservation. <\/p>\n