France Bets on Nuclear-Powered Bitcoin Mining: MPs Propose Surplus Energy Boom
France's nuclear energy surplus could soon fuel a Bitcoin mining revolution—lawmakers are pushing to turn megawatts into megaprofit.
Why let cheap, clean power go to waste? French MPs argue Bitcoin mining offers a smarter solution than selling excess energy at a loss to neighboring countries.
The plan would position France as Europe's first state-backed nuclear-Bitcoin hybrid—a middle finger to both fossil-fuel miners and anti-crypto regulators.
Of course, traditional finance types will scoff. They're still waiting for that 'blockchain, not Bitcoin' payoff from their 2016 innovation labs.