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Is nuclear energy the future of bitcoin mining?

“Nuclear energy is well suited to providing the [power] needed to do bitcoin mining,” Alex Gilbert, a project manager for nuclear power think tank the Nuclear Innovation Alliance, tells CNBC Make It.

Is a nuclear-powered bitcoin mine coming to Coshocton?

Two companies in Ohio are pioneering a project that will bring a nuclear-powered mining center to Coshocton, Ohio. Standard Power, an infrastructure and hosting provider, is converting an abandoned paper mill into a state-of-the-art nuclear powered bitcoin mine.

What is the first nuclear-powered bitcoin mine in the US?

The center's completion, which was announced last week by Cumulus Data, sets it up to be the first nuclear-powered bitcoin mine in the US. It means that any bitcoin mined through the center will emit next to no carbon. Mining bitcoin requires enormous amounts of energy.

Will Ohio’s energy Harbor and standard power bring Bitcoin mining to Coshocton?

In Ohio, in what the companies are calling a “groundbreaking climate-friendly agreement,” Energy Harbor and Standard Power are partnering to provide nuclear power to a new bitcoin mining center in Coshocton.

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