Buying Greenland Would Be A Huge Boost to US Bitcoin Mining
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Follow Nikolaus On 𝕏 Here For Daily Posts In less than two weeks, the United States will have a new administration in office, but there’s already much debate about President-elect Donald Trump and his policies. One of the most controversial — his expressed interest in purchasing Greenland for strategic, economic and political reasons. Trump claims that buying Greenland would be vital to U.S. national security, both for monitoring and defense purposes given its location near Canada and Russia, as well as its energy. On that note, Greenland is of interest given its vast amount of natural resources in hydropower, wind power, geothermal energy, and rare earth minerals. This is particularly interesting from a Bitcoin perspective, especially given Greenland’s cold climate and lack of Bitcoin mining there currently now presents an entirely new opportunity for the country. The majority of American Bitcoin mining today is done in the states of Texas, Georgia, New York and North Dakota. Purchasing Greenland could give the United States the opportunity to mine in more favorable conditions and further increase and decentralize the hashrate of Bitcoin. Image via Muad Dib This could also be a strategic play for America, considering Russia’s Vladimir Putin had signed a law to legalize Bitcoin mining in August of 2024 and stated in 2022 that the country has “some competitive advantages” in Bitcoin mining given its cold climate. With Donald Trump’s ongoing support of American Bitcoin miners and expressed interest in leading in this industry before competing countries embrace it — this gives Trump the opportunity to drastically expand U.S. dominance in Bitcoin mining under favorable conditions. This wouldn’t just be a win for America, but Greenland would also benefit from it as well. Greenland is highly dependent on the Danish government for financial support, and Bitcoin mining could offer an alternative economic…
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