Fort Worth, Texas will become the first city government in the United States to mine bitcoin, with Mayor Mattie Parker implementing a tech pilot project that could catch on across the nation.
Approved unanimously by city council vote Tuesday morning, the small-scale program will be more experimental before determining whether to dedicate significant funding according to Parker. Bitcoin mining has major potential in the U.S., with a worldwide void after the Chinese government banned cryptocurrency mining in June 2021. Continue reading “Fort Worth, Texas becomes first in the US to mine bitcoin: ‘Where the future begins’”
