Mining
Oil giant Exxon Mobil uses Bitcoin to “reduce” greenhouse gas emissions
The oil giant could be mining up to 84 BTC per month using waste gas at their North American oil plants according to leaked information
Liam 'Akiba' Wright 2 min read
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