Data center political & regulatory risk by state
Which publicly-traded bitcoin miners and neoclouds are exposed to data center siting risk, and where. Each state ties the operators with sites there to the local moratoriums, restrictive-zoning ordinances, and siting actions affecting them —777 actions across 49 states, sourced from public records. For the full interactive map and time-lapse, see the data center moratoriums tracker.
Michigan86 actionsOhio64 actions · 4 operatorsNorth Carolina50 actions · 4 operatorsGeorgia41 actions · 3 operatorsCalifornia34 actionsFlorida33 actionsNew Jersey30 actions · 1 operatorKentucky28 actions · 5 operatorsVirginia27 actionsWisconsin26 actionsIndiana23 actionsTennessee21 actions · 3 operatorsIllinois21 actions · 1 operatorNew York20 actions · 5 operatorsColorado18 actionsMinnesota18 actionsPennsylvania16 actions · 3 operatorsWashington15 actions · 2 operatorsMissouri15 actions · 1 operatorAlabama14 actions · 4 operatorsMaryland14 actions · 1 operatorTexas13 actions · 16 operatorsIowa13 actions · 2 operatorsKansas13 actions · 1 operatorMaine12 actionsOklahoma10 actions · 3 operatorsNebraska10 actions · 1 operatorMassachusetts10 actionsArkansas9 actionsOregon8 actionsArizona6 actionsConnecticut6 actionsSouth Carolina6 actionsUtah6 actionsNorth Dakota5 actions · 3 operatorsSouth Dakota4 actions · 1 operatorIdaho4 actionsNevada4 actionsNew Mexico4 actionsLouisiana3 actions · 2 operatorsDelaware3 actionsRhode Island3 actionsVermont3 actionsMississippi2 actions · 2 operatorsWyoming2 actions · 1 operatorAlaska2 actionsMontana1 actionNew Hampshire1 actionWest Virginia1 operator
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Wells Fargo SecuritiesInvestment Banking AnalystGalaxy DigitalVP of Mining · led mining researchSecond Gate AdvisoryCo-Founder · boutique BTC-mining advisory
Through Second Gate Advisory, advised Bitdeer, Compass Mining, and Sphere 3D (now DarkHorse Technologies). Speaker at The Bitcoin Conference, the MIT Bitcoin Expo, and the Nashville Bitcoin Mining & Energy Summit.