Bitcoin is notable for something other than initiating a revolution to decentralize monetary systems. Because of its proclivity for excessive power consumption, it is frequently referred to as a "dirty" investment. The authorities had already shut down the former bitcoin mining hubs in China owing to environmental concerns in May. Miners have scrambled to find more hospitable sites to set up shop, frequently resorting to unconventional tactics to meet their ESG objectives.
Until now, more powerful powers such as the United States and Russia have dominated the roost. However, a number of smaller and less expected crypto mining centres have sprung up throughout the world, Paraguay, a South American country, is one of them. According to recent reports, mining companies are becoming more interested in starting operations in the country. It's primarily due to the government's open-door policy.
For example, China's Future Fintech, which was invited to Paraguay by the country's Minister of Social Development, recently revealed plans to create a cryptocurrency mining farm. Shanchun Huang, the company's CEO, stated
"...because to its advantageous business policies and cheap energy rates, cryptocurrency mining operations in Paraguay have increased significantly in 2021." Because Paraguay has enormous hydroelectric power resources, bitcoin mining in the country might be fueled by environmentally beneficial pure hydroelectric electricity."
Invitations to use the country's underutilized hydropower have apparently been issued to a number of other businesses as well. Juanjo Bentez Rickmann, the CEO of Bitcoin mining startup Digital Assets, claimed in July that at least eight Chinese economic entities were interested in investing in the country. He also stated that one of these organizations has started the procedure, with the goal of installing 90,000 miners in the coming months.
Paraguay is climbing the ranks.
Paraguay presently produces 0.29 percent of worldwide Bitcoin mining capacity and is up against fierce competition from not just its neighbors, but also superpowers such as the United States and Russia. So far, the Russian government has kept its mining operations under wraps. States in the United States, on the other hand, have been eager to welcome miners. Both nations have used innovative methods to attain this goal while being carbon neutral, such as powering their activities with industrial runoff or flare gas.
Kazakhstan, on the other hand, has been suffering from a severe energy deficit as a result of cryptocurrency mining's fast growth.
Others trying to reach their ESG targets are turning their backs on miners, while those with a plentiful supply of clean energy are leaping to seize the market. The Nordic area, among other countries, has long been suggested as a prospective mining site because to its frigid climate. Swedish financial authorities, on the other hand, are attempting to imitate China's mining prohibition. They're thinking about it so they can put their renewable energy to better use in other businesses while also emphasizing the downside of 'clean' crypto mining.
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