[2014-08-23] From Gold Rush to Arms Race: Why Bitcoin Mining is Heading North

[cescan]

http://www.coindesk.com/gold-rush-arms-race-bitcoin-mining-north/

The face of industrial-scale bitcoin mining is changing with every passing month, having already pushed far beyond the bounds once envisioned, perhaps, by the hobby miners of four years ago.

The landscape is much different now. Many large-scale mines are shifting from warehouse set-ups to data centers better equipped to deliver the massive power and cooling resources necessary to compete in a steadily accelerating industry.

[Kprawn]

They not saying how much they contributing to global warming, by hosting their data centers in these areas.

They will be pumping huge volumes of warm air into the atmosphere so close to the poles.

Yes it's beneficial to the people living there. {Cheaper heating alternative} BUT to what cost to the environment?