Norway Bans Crypto Mining to Curb Energy Supply Concerns
Norway has decided to temporarily ban new crypto mining data centers in order to protect its energy supply. The ban was announced on June 20, 2025, and will begin in August 2025. The goal is to reduce the huge amount of electricity used by crypto mining activities and to make sure that energy is available for other important uses. Crypto mining is the process of creating new units of digital currencies like Bitcoin. It requires strong computers that work all day, using a lot of electricity to solve complicated math problems. These computers run in data centers, which are large…