Blockstream and Square plan to launch as solar-powered BTC mining amenity in the US.
Jack Dorsey has been supporting cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin for a while. This time, the Twitter CEO shows his crypto support via Square Inc., a financial services firm he operates. The company’s partnership with Blockstream aims to launch a solar-powered, open-source Bitcoin mining facility.
The US Solar Powered BTC Mining
Most market players have shown interest in the crypto mining topic since Tesla’s CEO cited the coin’s power usage intensities forced the car manufacturer to suspended Bitcoin transactions for its goods.
Though the Tesla Company took the move only the past month, prominent individuals and multiple organizations have expressed their concerns. For instance, the formation of the BTC Mining Council that is to oversees crypto mining activities.
Now, Square and Blockstream join the movement. The two have partners to establish a solar mining amenity at one of the mining sites by Blockstream in the United States.
The teaming up parties vowed to remain transparent on their whole process. The companies will accomplish that by sharing information about the project’s finance and the lessons drawn from creating a BTC mining firm powered by green energy.
Blockstream and Square envision promoting awareness, showing how renewable energy with BTC mining can encourage the clean energy revolution.
Blockstream plans to launch a dashboard that users can access free. The dashboard will indicate real-time metrics of the entire operation of the project. That will include the power output and the total BTC mined.
Square Invests $5 Million
The financial firm stated that it would use $5 million to fund the facility. On the other hand, Blockstream will offer the needed infrastructure. Neil Jorgensen, a Square’s official, said that the deal would act as a case study, allowing the firms to understand the benefits of clean energy in crypto mining.
Keep in mind that CryptoPotato had reported that Square allocated $50 million in Bitcoin. Moreover, Jack Dorsey acknowledged the benefits of the leading coin. For instance, during the BTC Conference, the executive admitted that he could leave Twitter and Square if Bitcoin needed him.
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