FLARE Act

Highlights: The U.S. will support Bitcoin mining with private power plants near natural gas fields for lower energy costs. The Commerce Department may add Bitcoin to national economic data as a commodity like oil or gold. U.S. officials say the […]

Highlights: Ted Cruz has proposed a bill to use flared gas for Bitcoin mining. Bitcoin miners have supported the FLARE Act, seeing it as a way to reduce emissions and use wasted energy. Cruz also introduced a bill to stop […]