I tried to read it but couldn’t find exactly where it says it’ll ban bitcoin mining? I know they want to but couldn’t find the sentence.
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Have a look at the very end of the article:
Also check public statements:
🔻According to the Digitalization Minister Karianne Tung: „The purpose is to regulate the industry in such a way that we can close the door on the projects we do not want” .
🔻Government ministers claim that:
- they want “serious actors” - data centers “to secure storage of images and communication”, for example – „who are important to society, and the society-serving computer industry is important to Norway“;
- they don't know “how many data centers operate cryptocurrency mining in Norway today, but they are going to get an answer to that”;
- they “don’t want cryptocurrency mining companies” since they look at them as „actors who are looking to "shop" for cheap electricity in Norway“ and “(...) businesses seeking to exploit Norway for cheap energy extraction”.


Stortinget
Innstilling fra energi- og miljøkomiteen om representantforslag om konsesjon på datasentre
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VG
Slår ned på krypto-datasenter: – Uønsket i Norge
Regjeringen ønsker å stenge døren for kryptovaluta-utvinning i Norge.
Yahoo Finance
Bitcoin Miners Face Pressure in Norway as New Legislation for Data Centers Implemented
Norway has passed new legislation that will impose stricter regulations on data centers operating within the country.

På denne bakgrunn fremmer flertallet følgende forslag:
«Stortinget ber regjeringen utrede et forbud mot utvinning av kryptovaluta i Norge og komme tilbake til Stortinget senest i forbindelse med fremleggelsen av statsbudsjettet for 2025.»