A new cryptocurrency mine in Faulkner County, and another proposed for construction in Boone County in Harrison are among nearly a dozen such facilities in Arkansas, experts said. These high-power digital data centers generate valuable virtual currency such as Bitcoin. But crypto mining can also generate noise pollution, tons of carbon emissions -- and concerns about foreign investors.
Correction: University of Arkansas scholar Carol Goforth was introduced in this report as Mary Goforth. We regret the error.
