Starcloud plans to activate Bitcoin mining equipment in orbit by the end of the year

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NVIDIA-backed Starcloud aims to become the first team to mine Bitcoin in space

PANews, September 23 — A startup backed by investment from NVIDIA plans to establish a Bitcoin mining facility in space by the end of this year. Once Starcloud’s second spacecraft enters orbit later this year, it will activate ASIC miners dedicated to cryptocurrency mining. Starcloud CEO Philip Johnston recently stated in an interview: “We will become the first team to mine Bitcoin in space.” Founded in 2024, Starcloud’s core objective is to move data centers into space. The white paper on the company’s website elaborates on this concept, highlighting the appeal of training artificial intelligence in space. The abundant solar energy resources are also highly suitable for cryptocurrency mining.

Source: https://www.panewslab.com/zh/articles/01a0cd3c-fdc2-70dc-84d0-6f76b607e721

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PANews reports that NVIDIA-backed Starcloud plans to establish a Bitcoin mining facility in space by the end of this year.
Starcloud will activate dedicated ASIC miners after its second spacecraft enters orbit later this year.
Starcloud CEO Philip Johnston claimed that the team would become the first team to mine Bitcoin in space.
Starcloud was founded in 2024, with the core objective of moving data centers into space.

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Starcloud wants to send specialized equipment used for Bitcoin mining into space and operate it using solar energy available in space.

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This shows that Starcloud is exploring the use of its space data center concept for cryptocurrency mining.

An ASIC miner is equipment designed for a specific computing task; here, that task is Bitcoin mining.

Risks and unknowns

It has not been confirmed whether the space mining facility and the second spacecraft can be deployed as planned at the relevant time.
The claim of being “the first team to mine Bitcoin in space” was made by Philip Johnston and has not been independently verified.

Starcloud plans to activate Bitcoin mining equipment in orbit by the end of the year

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