不列颠哥伦比亚省将加密货币挖矿限制延长至 2024 年 12 月

加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省坚定反对加密货币的立场，将对比特币开采的限制延长至 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.

加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省的比特币挖矿正面临新的限制，因为政府继续优先考虑节能和公民的负担能力。

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 报道称，在 Conifex Timber（一家计划与 Tsay Keh Dene 原住民在该省开始采矿作业的林业公司）对禁令提出质疑后，BC 省最高法院维持了省政府去年 12 月实施的一项禁令。

"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.

法官在裁决中写道：“2023 年，满足加密货币运营的所有互连请求所需的兆瓦时总量远远超出了 BC Hydro 的预测。”

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.

在最初的禁令之后，不列颠哥伦比亚省政府发布的一份新闻稿称，它暂停了 21 个需要 1,403 兆瓦电力的项目，这些电力可以为该地区约 570,000 户家庭供电或为 210 万辆电动汽车充电。

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.

一些加密货币倡导者指出，越来越多的采矿作业使用离网可再生能源，以及灵活开采加密货币的丰厚利润如何推动可再生能源的创新、投资和扩张，以避免浪费电力。然而，对于一个正在应对其能源网络面临的积极威胁的地区或国家来说，在充分准备好利用这一威胁之前，可能很难保持这种乐观态度。

"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.

声明中写道：“暂时停电将保留 BC 省的电力供应，同时让政府和 BC Hydro 有足够的时间与工业界和原住民进行接触，并为未来的加密货币挖矿业务制定永久框架。”

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.

据 CoinDesk 报道，不列颠哥伦比亚省最初实施了 18 个月的限制，以维持其最大的电力公司 BC Hydro 提供的可持续且负担得起的能源供应，该公司 90% 以上的电力来自水力发电。

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.

省政府还于 2024 年通过了《能源法规修正案》的更新，允许内阁绕过 BC 公用事业委员会，赋予其对加密行业能源分配的直接权力。

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."

尽管政府辩称“这些修正案将使一项永久性政策最终得以实施”，但 Conifex Timber 在法庭上辩称，该裁决“具有过度歧视性且不合理”。

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

这项裁决是在比特币价值飙升以及不列颠哥伦比亚省人口最多的城市温哥华努力成为比特币友好城市之际作出的。

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.

比特币一直是一个极具争议性的问题，批评者指出其巨大的能源需求以及由此产生的环境影响。它的盈利能力和受欢迎程度使电网负担过重，甚至据称以牺牲人类健康为代价。

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.

与此同时，支持者们也大力宣传其在可持续发展方面的创造潜力。例如，公司正在利用其数据中心产生的高温来为商业和住宅建筑供暖。

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