El Salvador mines 474 Bitcoin using geothermal volcanic energy

  • 📰 Cointelegraph
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 20 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 11%
  • Publisher: 51%

Malaysia Malaysia Headlines News

Bukele won the Presidential election again with majority in February earlier this year on his Bitcoin promise and eradicate crime.

) was generated by the country’s Tecapa volcano, using 300 mining processors. The country has allocated 1.5 megawatts to cryptocurrency mining out of the 102 MW produced by the state-owned power plant,

El Salvador now holds a total of 5,750 BTC, including the 474 mined BTC, estimated to be worth $354 million. Bukele won the presidential election earlier this year with a majority, primarily on his promises to implement Bitcoin as legal tender and to eradicate crime.Bitcoin mining and its use of fossil fuel has long been a controversial point of discussion in the crypto industry.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 562. in MY

Malaysia Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Malaysia Headlines