{"id":545450,"date":"2026-01-22T20:53:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/tennessee-city-clears-path-for-crypto-mining-data-centers-with-new-zoning-rules\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T20:53:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:53:14","slug":"tennessee-city-clears-path-for-crypto-mining-data-centers-with-new-zoning-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/tennessee-city-clears-path-for-crypto-mining-data-centers-with-new-zoning-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee city clears path for crypto mining, data centers with new zoning rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Tennessee<\/p>\n

An ordinance to amend the city\u2019s zoning laws laid out guidelines for where a crypto miner could operate in the area and how loud the operation could be.<\/p>\n

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen in Kingsport, Tennessee approved changes to the city\u2019s zoning rules that could pave the way for cryptocurrency mining companies and data centers to operate locally.<\/p>\n

In a Tuesday meeting, the board unanimously approved on first reading an ordinance to amend the land zoning related to data centers and cryptocurrency mining sites, according<\/a> to local reports. <\/p>\n

The ordinance sets guidelines on where those facilities could be located within the city. Its approval<\/a> followed a recommendation from Kingsport\u2019s planning division in December and requires a second vote before the amendment is formally adopted.<\/p>\n

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An ordinance to amend the city\u2019s zoning laws laid out guidelines for where a crypto miner could operate in the area and how loud the operation could be. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen in Kingsport, Tennessee approved changes to the city\u2019s zoning rules that could pave the way for cryptocurrency mining companies and data […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":545451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-545450","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blockchain"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=545450"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545450\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/545451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=545450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=545450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=545450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}