As Michigan quickly becomes one of the new frontiers for cryptocurrency mining, these types of decisions will hold the potential to either uplift or further exploit its communities. Supporters tout the promise of economic development and innovative technology. At the same time, residents and local governments are left to deal...
Blockchain goes far beyond Bitcoin speculation, let’s get real. And it’s the future infrastructure behind everything from secure supply chains to tamper-proof voting systems. And Michigan can and should be at the front of this technological revolution. Sadly, we are now wandering around in a dangerous fog. From the outset,...
The temptation of crypto as a technology is real – it’s a siren song calling us to wealth and technological revolution. In Michigan, this song is increasingly clashing with a less harmonious reality: the roar of crypto mines. Has the next digital gold rush just begun? Or, instead, are we...
A mostly unremarkable quiet Montessori charter school tucked away in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has begun to animate a fierce debate. The subject matter? How to regulate cryptocurrency mines. Lake Superior Academy, a K-5 school known for its innovative outdoor education program, had a peaceful setting — until March. That’s when...
