Methane-Capturer Vespene Energy Raises $4.3M To Help Cities Mine Bitcoin

Methane-Capturer Vespene Energy Raises $4.3M To Help Cities Mine Bitcoin

Vespene builds infrastructure for municipalities to mine bitcoin, creating a new revenue stream and encouraging education in the Bitcoin ecosystem.Vespene Energy raised $4.3 million to help cities mine bitcoin.Vespene’s structure encourages municipalities to become involved in the mining ecosystem. The first pilot location will be in central California. Vespene Energy, a methane mitigation company providing bitcoin mining infrastructure, closed a $4.3 million funding round led by Polychain Capital to launch net carbon-negative bitcoin mining, per a press release sent to Bitcoin....


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