Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has reportedly directed his administration to explore Bitcoin mining to capitalize on the country’s surplus energy, the state-owned national news agency BeITA reported on March 4.
According to the report, Lukashenko stressed that the country should use its excess electricity for crypto mining, pointing to increased demand and potential profitability.
The directive, announced during his appointment of Energy Minister Alexei Kushnarenko, highlights the government’s growing interest in digital asset opportunities.
He noted that several proposals had reached his desk and referenced the United States’ plans for a national crypto reserve as a sign of the sector’s growing importance.
The President stated:
“Look at this mining. More and more people are turning to me. If it is profitable for us, let’s do it. We have excess electricity. Let them make this cryptocurrency and so on.”
Considering this, the President outlined two possible approa
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