#Robert Restaino, the #Niagara Falls Mayor, has backed the residents and is among those leading the campaign to have #USBTC shut down its site.

#USBTC has been running a #mining operation in Niagara Falls since 2020, reviving a defunct sodium plant. However, it has been embroiled in disputes with residents

The merger still has to receive the approval of #U.S. and Canadian regulators. One of the factors that might come into consideration is #USBTC’s

We are laser-focused on identifying opportunities to capture untapped value across the mining #ecosystem,” #USBTC founder Asher Genoot commented.

While Canada-based Hut 8 will gain access to cheap power through the #merger and expand its presence in the #U.S., #USBTC will gain a partner

Texas site. 680 MW will be in Nebraska and Texas, where #USBTC has been hosting and managing #BTC mining equipment for clients.

The #miner signed a hosting deal with #bankrupt Compute #North in September for a site that is now managed by #USBTC.