Bitcoin Miners Eye Clean Energy as Halving Looms

Renewables-based mining prospects are flourish in Bhutan and Kenya after the China mining ban and more recent U.S. restrictions. African miner Gridless funds microgrid projects with Bitcoin mining revenue, while miner Bitdeer will offer Bhutanese jobs through a data center funding agreement with Druk Holding and Investments (DHI). Bhutan and Kenya Look to Renewable Energy Singapore-headquartered Bitdeer will invest $500 million in data centers, renewable energy, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and metaverse technology. Clean energy will power the data centers, as it does in African communities using microgrids.  DHI will also fund Bhutan’s exploration of renewable energy sources, including hydropower, green