Medicine Hat has signed an agreement to sell electricity and lease land to Hut 8, a company that mines for cryptocurrency using power-hungry computers. We talk to Hut 8’s CEO Sean Clark about the growing industry surrounding cryptocurrency mining, why other Alberta communities should consider getting involved and concerns some residents of Medicine Hat have about how the agreement will affect them.
Bitcoin Mining Operations in Alberta
Alberta Primetime
Published Tuesday, March 27, 2018 3:56PM MDT