不列顛哥倫比亞省將加密貨幣挖礦限制延長至 2024 年 12 月

加拿大不列顛哥倫比亞省堅定反對加密貨幣的立場，將對比特幣開採的限制延長至 12 月。

Bitcoin mining is facing new restrictions in the Canadian province of British Columbia, as the government continues to prioritize energy conservation and affordability for its citizens.

加拿大不列顛哥倫比亞省的比特幣挖礦正面臨新的限制，因為政府繼續優先考慮節能和公民的負擔能力。

CoinDesk reported that the BC Supreme Court upheld a ban that the provincial government put in place last December, after Conifex Timber — a forestry company that planned to begin mining operations in the province with the Tsay Keh Dene First Nation — challenged the moratorium.

CoinDesk 報告稱，在 Conifex Timber（一家計劃與 Tsay Keh Dene 原住民在該省開始採礦作業的林業公司）對禁令提出質疑後，BC 省最高法院維持了省政府去年 12 月實施的一項禁令。

"The total amount of megawatt-hours that would have been required to service all the interconnection requests from cryptocurrency operations in 2023 grossly exceeded the projections of BC Hydro," the judge wrote in the ruling.

法官在裁決中寫道：“2023 年，滿足加密貨幣運營的所有互連請求所需的兆瓦時總量遠遠超出了 BC Hydro 的預測。”

After the initial ban, a press release from the BC government stated that it paused 21 projects that requested 1,403 megawatts — an amount of energy that could power about 570,000 homes in the region or charge 2.1 million electric vehicles.

在最初的禁令之後，不列顛哥倫比亞省政府發布的新聞稿稱，它暫停了21 個需要1,403 兆瓦電力的項目，這些電力可以為該地區約57 萬戶家庭供電或為210 萬輛電動車充電。

Some cryptocurrency advocates pointed out the increasing number of mining operations that are using renewable energy off the grid, and how the lucrative benefits of mining crypto flexibly can drive innovation, investment, and expansion of renewable energy to avoid wasting electricity. However, for a region or country that is dealing with active threats to its energy grid, it may be harder to lean into that optimism until it is properly prepared to take advantage.

一些加密貨幣倡導者指出，越來越多的採礦作業使用離網再生能源，以及靈活開採加密貨幣的豐厚利潤如何推動再生能源的創新、投資和擴張，以避免浪費電力。然而，對於一個正在應對其能源網路面臨的積極威脅的地區或國家來說，在充分準備好利用這項威脅之前，可能很難保持這種樂觀態度。

"The temporary suspension will preserve BC's electricity supply, while giving government and BC Hydro sufficient time to engage with industry and First Nations, and develop a permanent framework for any future cryptocurrency mining operations," the statement reads.

聲明中寫道：“暫時停電將保留 BC 省的電力供應，同時讓政府和 BC Hydro 有足夠的時間與工業界和原住民進行接觸，並為未來的加密貨幣挖礦業務制定永久框架。”

CoinDesk reported that BC originally imposed an 18-month restriction to preserve its supply of sustainable and affordable energy provided by its largest electricity utility, BC Hydro, which produces over 90% of its power from hydroelectric sources.

根據 CoinDesk 報道，不列顛哥倫比亞省最初實施了 18 個月的限制，以維持其最大的電力公司 BC Hydro 提供的可持續且負擔得起的能源供應，該公司 90% 以上的電力來自水力發電。

The provincial government also passed an update to the Energy Statutes Amendment Act in 2024 to allow the Cabinet to bypass the BC Utilities Commission, giving it direct authority over the energy allocation to the crypto industry.

省政府也於 2024 年通過了《能源法規修正案》的更新，允許內閣繞過 BC 公用事業委員會，賦予其對加密產業能源分配的直接權力。

While the government argued that "these amendments will enable the eventual implementation of a permanent policy," Conifex Timber contended in court that the ruling was "unduly discriminatory and unreasonable."

儘管政府辯稱“這些修正案將使一項永久性政策最終得以實施”，但 Conifex Timber 在法庭上辯稱，該裁決“具有過度歧視性且不合理”。

The ruling comes amid bitcoin's surging value and Vancouver, BC's most populous city, pushing to become a bitcoin-friendly city.

這項裁決是在比特幣價值飆升以及不列顛哥倫比亞省人口最多的城市溫哥華努力成為比特幣友善城市之際做出的。

Bitcoin has been an extremely divisive issue, with detractors noting its immense energy demands and resulting environmental impact. Its profitability and popularity have overburdened grids and even allegedly come at the cost of human health.

比特幣一直是個極具爭議性的問題，批評者指出其巨大的能源需求以及由此產生的環境影響。它的盈利能力和受歡迎程度使電網負擔過重，甚至據稱以犧牲人類健康為代價。

Meanwhile, proponents have championed its creative potential in sustainability; for example, companies are utilizing the high temperatures its data centers produce to heat commercial and residential buildings.

同時，支持者們也大力宣傳其在永續發展方面的創造潛力。例如，公司正在利用其資料中心產生的高溫來為商業和住宅建築供暖。

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