Canada-based Bitcoin (BTC) miner Hut 8 Mining Corporation has actually ramped up its continuous fight with its power provider for one of its mining sites, submitting a lawsuit in a Canadian court.Hut 8 said on Jan. 26 that it had submitted a Statement of Claim in the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario against Validus Power, an energy supplier for a Hut 8 mining center in North Bay, Ontario.The companies have actually remained in a continuous conflict considering that early November due to what Hut

8 declares is a failure by Validus to” meet its contractual responsibilities” for the power purchase agreement.In its new claim, Hut 8 is seeking “monetary damages incurred as an outcome of the disagreement”and enforcement of particular provisions as per the agreement signed by the two companies.Hut 8 and Validus began collaborating in late 2021, with Validus initially supplying 35 megawatts(MW) of power to North Bay, a figure that increased to around

100 MW by the end of 2021. A June photo from the North Bay center showing multiple ASIC crypto miners. Source: Hut 8 On Nov. 9, Hut 8 issued a notice of default to Validus, declaring it stopped working to attain turning points by the dates detailed in the power purchase contract and declaring that the firm required Hut 8 spend for energy at

Bitcoin miner Hut 8 takes stoush with Ontario power supplier to court
a greater rate than the agreement called for.An update from Hut 8 later on that month revealed Validus suspended the shipment of

energy to its North Bay website. Validus fired back with its own default notification declaring that Hut 8 stopped working to pay for its power charges, a claim Hut 8 denies.We’re in North Bay today visiting @Hut8Mining’s 3rd mining site, with @PowerValidus #btc #canada pic.twitter.com/3BWNQm0Sft!.?.!— Hut 8(@Hut8Mining) October 25, 2021 To this date, operations at the website remain suspended. Hut 8 said it is checking out options to mitigate the impact of the dispute, including through”organic and inorganic development chances.”Related: Bitcoin miners’worst days may have passed, however a couple of essential hurdles stay Before it was taken offline, the North Bay website had 8,800 crypto mining rigs and a hash rate capability of 0.84 exahashes per 2nd(EH/s), accounting for over one-fourth of its total production capability, according to a December investor deck. Pandoraland contacted Validus andHut 8 for remark but did not get an instant reaction from either firm.