Norwegian Bitcoin Mining Firm Hit with Bomb Threat Risks Govt. Shutdown

Barely a week after receiving bomb threats, Kryptovault now has to contend with another threat — forced closure by local authorities.

According to the Norwegian edition of The Local, one of the bitcoin mining facilities that Kryptovault runs in Norway is at risk of being shut down by the local municipality following noise pollution complaints from residents. The residents say that the huge fans that are required to cool down 9,500 mining rigs at Kryptovault’s facility in Hønefoss generate too much noise and have become a nuisance.

Summer of Noise and Heat

As a result of the relentless noise, some of those living in the neighborhood have had to avoid sleeping in bedrooms which are located near the facility. Others have resorted to keeping their windows shut in the hot summer months.

“The sound of the factory comes 24 hours-a-day, 365-days-a-year. Our summer has been ruined,” a resident named Trond Gulestø told Dagens Næringsliv.

Besides the noise complaints, local…