BlockFusion Renews Bid for Niagara Falls Bitcoin Mining Permit After Long Delay

BlockFusion has renewed its request for a high-energy use permit in Niagara Falls, nearly 20 months after City Council delays left its Bitcoin mining operations dormant.

According to a Niagara Gazette report on Tuesday, the Council is set to review a draft environmental impact statement from BlockFusion at an upcoming meeting, potentially advancing the long-stalled approval process.

If accepted, the statement would trigger a 31-day public comment period and refer the application to the Planning Board for a hearing, the report said. This step revives a process that was halted in July 2023 when the Council split over noise concerns related to BlockFusion’s Frontier Avenue facility.

BlockFusion shut down operations in October 2022 after the city enacted stricter zoning rules for high-energy industries, including Bitcoin mining. The regulations included a 65-decibel noise limit at residential property lines.