{"id":13304,"date":"2025-06-21T11:09:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T09:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/?p=13304"},"modified":"2025-06-21T11:09:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T09:09:13","slug":"norway-aims-to-pause-establishment-of-new-bitcoin-and-crypto-mining-facilities-for-energy-conservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/21\/norway-aims-to-pause-establishment-of-new-bitcoin-and-crypto-mining-facilities-for-energy-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Norway Aims to Pause Establishment of New Bitcoin and Crypto Mining Facilities for Energy Conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_61\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Today, the administration of Norway <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/norway-plans-temporary-ban-power-intensive-cryptocurrency-mining-2025-06-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declared<\/a> its intentions to implement a temporary prohibition on the establishment of new Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining data facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The administration determined that it was more advantageous to allocate electricity to different industries and economic sectors, deeming it more beneficial for the national interest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Labour Party government is committed to restricting cryptocurrency mining in Norway to the greatest extent possible,\u201d stated the Minister for Digitalization and Public Administration, Karianne Tung.<\/p>\n<p>The governing Labour Party has linked the impending ban to the high electricity usage by energy-intensive <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/guides\/what-is-bitcoin\">Bitcoin<\/a> and cryptocurrency mining activities, which it claims provide minimal advantages to the wider economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCryptocurrency <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/guides\/bitcoin-mining\">mining<\/a> is highly energy-consuming and yields little in terms of employment and income for the local population,\u201d she further remarked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA temporary prohibition could be enacted during the autumn of 2025,\u201d the administration noted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/news\/norway-plans-to-temporarily-ban-new-bitcoin-crypto-mining-centers-to-conserve-energy\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the administration of Norway declared its intentions to implement a temporary prohibition on the establishment of new Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining data facilities. 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