Jack Dorsey’s Square Inc. to invest $5M in Blockstream Bitcoin mining facility
Blockstream is a leading blockchain development company founded by Adam Back in 2014. Square Inc., a crypto-friendly mobile payments company, is planning to invest $5 million in a solar-powered Bitcoin (BTC) mining facility for Blockstream Mining, offering further insight into Jack Dorsey’s continued support for blockchain infrastructure. Chris Cook, Blockstream’s chief information officer, announced the collaborative partnership on Saturday, where he outlined plans to build the open-sourced mining facility at one of Blockstream’s United States operations."Together, we plan to provide....
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