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First a Hum and Then a Bang: Niagara Falls Residents Forced to Reckon With Crypto Mining

The city in New York has imposed a moratorium on new bitcoin mining operations as complaints about noise were compounded by an explosion and fire at a mining site last week.

Updated May 11, 2023, 5:37 p.m. Published May 20, 2022, 6:25 p.m.
The Blockfusion crypto mining facility in Niagara Falls, N.Y. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
The Blockfusion crypto mining facility in Niagara Falls, N.Y. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)