El Salvador to mine Bitcoin using geothermal energy from volcano

El Salvador has said that it will mine Bitcoin using geothermal energy from its volcanoes. "I've just instructed the President of LaGeo (our state-owned geothermal electric company) to put up a plan to offer facilities for Bitcoin mining," President Nayib Bukele tweeted. El Salvador on Wednesday became the first country in the world to officially adopt Bitcoin as legal tender.

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