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Council tables legislation lifting cryptocurrency moratorium
PLATTSBURGH | Nearly 11 months later, the City of Plattsburgh’s moratorium on new commercial cryptocurrency mining operations will remain in place. Read more
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City councilor aims to end crypto ban
PLATTSBURGH | Councilor Patrick McFarlin (Ward 5) intends to introduce a resolution on Thursday that will effectively end the city’s ban on new commercial cryptocurrency facilities. Read more
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Plattsburgh entrepreneur aims to pioneer low-cost crypto heat
PLATTSBURGH | A local entrepreneur has designed a mechanism that may be able to capture wasted heat from cryptocurrency mining rigs and funnel it where it could prove useful — commercial and municipal buildings. Read more
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Plattsburgh cryptocurrency regulations unveiled
PLATTSBURGH | Over seven months into an 18-month moratorium on new commercial cryptocurrency mining operations in the City of Plattsburgh, the long-promised zoning regulations designed to address health and safety concerns stemming from those... Read more
Reversing Plattsburgh cryptocurrency moratorium a ‘bad idea’
Why is the City of Plattsburgh trying to reverse or stop the moratorium on cryptocurrency/Bitcoin farms trying to get into the city for cheap electric rates? Read more
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Cryptocurrency takes spotlight in Dem debate
PLATTSBURGH | Localities across the North Country are grappling with how to accommodate the influx of cryptocurrency miners flocking to their communities allured by cheap electricity rates. Read more
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Low-cost crypto heat, renewable energy takes center stage at Plattsburgh summit
PLATTSBURGH | Colin Read isn’t a communist. But since the city imposed an 18-month moratorium on cryptocurrency nearly four months ago, the City of Plattsburgh mayor has gotten an onslaught of emails telling him he is. Read more
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Rouses Point issues temporary ban on crypto miners
ROUSES POINT | The Village of Rouses Point is temporarily prohibiting cryptocurrency miners from setting up shop within village limits until digital currency operations can offer more benefits to its residents. Read more
Bitcoin is a waste of Plattsburgh’s resources
As the city mulls a moratorium on bitcoin, so should government and the financial community. Read more
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Plattsburgh officials OK cryptocurrency moratorium
PLATTSBURGH | The Plattsburgh Common Council last Thursday passed a moratorium that will temporarily halt new commercial cryptocurrency operations from moving into the city for the next 18 months. Read more
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Mayor says PSC tariffs on cryptocurrency only first step
PLATTSBURGH | Just hours after the PSC announced it would allow local authorities to charge cryptocurrency miners more for electricity, Plattsburgh Mayor Colin Read warned that the decision doesn’t mark the end of the city’s energy concerns. Read more
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PSC approves tariffs on cryptocurrency developers
PLATTSBURGH | The state Public Service Commission (PSC) announced on Thursday that it will allow upstate power authorities to impose tariffs on the electricity used by commercial cryptocurrency mining operations. Read more
Mayor outlines possible solutions to crypto question
PLATTSBURGH | Mayor Colin Read is optimistic that rather than subsidizing cryptocurrency mining operations, city ratepayers could see some benefit. Read more
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City mulls moratorium on bitcoin mining
PLATTSBURGH | City officials are considering putting a moratorium on any new cryptocurrency mining operations for the next 18 months. Read more
A revolution in commerce
You’ve heard about it, but few have been touched by it — yet. Neither even existed before 2008. I’m referring to Bitcoin and its Brooklyn rival, Ethereum. Read more
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City PD presents budget wish list
PLATTSBURGH — Councilors continued hammering out a 2017 spending plan for the city last Thursday. Read more
Ransom attack
We have seen the enemy, and sadly it is us! Welcome to the tricky world of Ransom Ware. Read more
