North Carolina County Enacts One-Year Ban On Commercial Bitcoin Mining, But Not Without Pushback

As first lined in Bitcoin Journal on April 6, Buncombe County, North Carolina proposed a one-year moratorium on bitcoin mining and held a public listening to on Could 2.

The textual content of the proposal said that the moratorium, if accredited, would go into impact the identical day because the listening to, so it was readily obvious that the County Fee was merely following process when taking feedback from the general public.

In contrast to different moratoriums within the state the place no objections had been voiced, Bitcoiners all through the area spoke out in opposition. There have been 4 audio system who spoke to numerous issues concerning the one-year ban on industrial bitcoin mines.

Feedback in assist of Bitcoin ranged from safeguarding monetary freedom, strengthening the grid via demand response packages, funding and use of sustainable power, defending first modification rights, encouraging innovation and extra.

There have been three individuals in attendance that expressed their approval of the ban, citing issues about noise and a want to preserve power utilization with the intention to meet Governor Roy Cooper’s local weather targets.

The moratorium handed unanimously.

From the Buncombe County web site:

“The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners is transferring ahead with a moratorium on cryptocurrency mining. Commissioners accredited the one-year ban after holding a public listening to throughout their assembly on Could 2. The County’s present ordinances don’t outline cryptocurrency mining as a particular use. Cryptocurrency mining operations can negatively have an effect on surrounding neighborhoods as a result of extreme power use, e-waste, air pollution, and noise. The short-term pause will assist shield the general public curiosity till laws relating to cryptocurrency mining are adopted. The one-year ban is efficient instantly via Could 1, 2024.”