BREAKDOWN: Here Comes Nuclear-Powered Bitcoin Mining

The first U.S.-based, nuclear-powered bitcoin mining facility is opening in Pennsylvania in 2023.

Today is a mining day on “The Breakdown” as NLW looks at:

News of nuclear-powered bitcoin-mining coming to the U.S.A new report on the state of mining from Galaxy Digital The impact of Kazakhstan’s miner exodus on the global bitcoin energy mix

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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsor today is “Swoon” by Falls. Image credit: Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.

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