"Norway Needs a National Ban on Crypto Centers" Data centers mining cryptocurrencies must be banned through national legislation, believes Arne Ivar Mikalsen (Left) on behalf of the Nordland County Council in Northern Norway.
Australian Bitcoin Company Looks Towards Northern Norwegian Energy Arkon Energy has bought the cryptocurrency mining company Hydrokraft in Glomfjord, Northern Norway. The facility will use large amounts of energy to produce bitcoin. It is important to discuss how we use this energy in the future, the mayor states.
Editorial: Shall Drug Money Bring Northern Norway Into the Future? Data centers appear to be the current frenzy in Northern Norway, where local businesses and politicians are courted by entrepreneurs who often turn out to be crypto currency miners. Is this how we want to use our pure, renewable North Norwegian energy surplus, asks our Editor-in-Chief Arne O. Holm.
