Based on the Russian native information company Kommersant, Russia claims that the US is concentrating on cryptocurrency mining at a disputed nuclear energy plant within the Russia-Ukraine battle zone.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the year-end assembly of the State Council (Gossovet) within the Kremlin that the USA is taken with establishing cryptocurrency mining operations on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Energy Plant (ZNPP) as a part of ongoing peace talks.
At this level, Putin said that the US had proven curiosity in utilizing the electrical energy generated on the energy plant for Bitcoin (BTC) mining.
ZNPP, Europe’s largest nuclear energy plant, is bodily positioned in Ukraine however has been underneath Russian management since 2022.
Based on Kommersant, Russia is negotiating with the US on a possible joint administration association that will exclude Ukraine. In return, the US is proposing a plan for the nuclear energy plant to be collectively operated by the three international locations with equal shares.
Lastly, Ukraine responded with a proposal for a 50-50 three way partnership between the US and Ukraine to function the ZNPP.
As a result of there may be nonetheless no consensus on the administration of ZNPP, it stays unclear whether or not the US will conduct cryptocurrency mining operations on the plant.
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