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New Alaska Bitcoin mine would use as much power as the state’s largest coal plant produces

New Alaska Bitcoin mine would use as much power as the state’s largest coal plant produces

The startup planning the operation near the North Slope oil fields would power its computers not with coal but with another fossil fuel: natural gas that’s currently going unused.
Nathaniel Herz Jun 1, 2025
Arctic Bitcoin? Hilcorp, tech firm aim to test North Slope data center

Arctic Bitcoin? Hilcorp, tech firm aim to test North Slope data center

A Hilcorp oil field in Alaska’s Arctic is set to host a tech firm that wants to use natural gas-fired power to mine digital currency.
Nathaniel Herz Nov 18, 2024

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