UK gas-investment firm weighs bitcoin mining, draws criticism

UK gas-investment firm weighs bitcoin mining, draws criticism
Bitcoin mining farm (CoinDesk archives)
A U.K.-based investment firm that focuses on gas exploitation is planning to test gas-powered bitcoin mining. (CoinDesk archives)

What to know:

  • Reabold Resources is considering a pilot gas-powered bitcoin mining station at its West Newton A well site in northern England to showcase how its gas reserves could fuel future data centers.
  • The company says bitcoin mining would initially help finance further development of the large onshore gas field and serve as a proof of concept for a potentially much larger data-center operation.
  • Reabold’s plan drew criticism amid concerns about U.K. gas supplies, but the government has stated such concerns are unfounded, and the firm maintains the field will primarily support U.K. energy security as bitcoin miners increasingly pivot toward broader computing and AI services.
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