Iceland cuts power to new Bitcoin miners
Starting on Tuesday, no new requests for power from Bitcoin mining operations will be accepted from the country’s energy utility service.
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Starting on Tuesday, no new requests for power from Bitcoin mining operations will be accepted from the country’s energy utility service.
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