This Canadian city will be heated by Bitcoin mining


The city of North Vancouver, Canada, will be partly heated by the energy produced by cryptocurrency mining. — AFP Relaxnews

North Vancouver is the very first city in the world able to boast of being partially heated thanks to cryptocurrency. This is being achieved through a partnership between local energy provider Lonsdale Energy Corporation and a bitcoin mining startup called MintGreen.

This partnership will make way for the development of an innovative and low-carbon heating solution. North Vancouver, British Columbia, will be testing this new service. Here, the energy created by Bitcoin mining – which consists of validating and securing transactions related to the cryptocurrency – is no longer released into the air, but recycled, for a good cause. And this is probably just one use among many to follow.

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