Johnson City residents voice opposition to potential Bitcoin mine

Johnson City residents voice opposition to potential Bitcoin mine

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) - On Tuesday afternoon, members of the Johnson City community gathered to voice their concerns regarding a potential Bitcoin mine planned for the city. Earlier on Tuesday, BrightRidge announced they were issuing a "moratorium" for the mine. City resident Sylvain Bruni said this statement provided them with no reassurance. "A moratorium is temporary," he said. "And there is no description in the press release as to how …

BrightRidge places proposed data center project on hold

Officials with BrightRidge issued a news release Tuesday saying the utility is “putting a moratorium on entertaining proposals for new data center projects in our service area, including the one being considered in south Johnson City.”