I very much agree. Bank-based crypto wallets are absurdities that miss the whole point of an anonymous, decentralized, permission-less ledger.

Regarding increases in energy costs, this could be avoided. Canada actually has a large surplus of electricity, selling a lot to the US. BC is also moving forward with a new hydroelectric dam project, etc.

You may be right, but there are many moving pieces affecting energy prices, of which industrial grow-ops are but one. Keep in mind that sunlight is free! Plants do not need lamp-light all the time, and many people are and will be growing outside on their own property (regulations be damned).