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France’s far-right National Rally party, Rassemblement National (RN), is preparing a bill to tap into the nation’s surplus nuclear energy to mine Bitcoin. The proposal, led by MP Aurélien Lopez‑Liguori, would run as a five‑year pilot program at nuclear plants like Flamanville.
The idea behind this initiative is that when power demand is low, nuclear plants often produce more energy than the grid can use. Instead of wasting it, RN wants to turn that spare electricity into digital gold.
From Crypto Ban to Bitcoin Mining, Marine Le Pen’s Policy Shift
This marks a big shift for RN leader Marine Le Pen. In 2016, she called for a total ban on cryptocurrencies, claiming they were tools of elites and Wall Street. By 2022, her stance had softened with her changing stance she supported regulating crypto instead of banning it. Now, in 2025, she’s gone further, ba
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