But it was not only the power plant stirring up controversy. Marathon Digital, a Florida-based cryptocurrency company, operates a 300-megawatt Bitcoin mine on Constellation Energy’s property.

A bitcoin miner with an unlicensed power plant leads to a discussion on BTC, security and energy. Bitcoin's energy usage has long been controversial but this time it's not what you'd expect.

A bitcoin mining facility in upstate New York is using electricity from a local hydroelectric plant powered by the Niagara River. The company is part of a group of miners attempting to make the ...