Spanish lawmaker sees opportunity amid Kazakhstan’s Bitcoin mining collapse

Cointelegraph

Published Jan 10, 2022 08:37AM ET

Updated Jan 10, 2022 10:20AM ET

Deputy for the Spanish Ciudadanos political party María Muñoz has proposed a bill to make Spain a Bitcoin mining hotspot following the internet shutdown that caused a mining outage in Kazakhstan.

The lawyer and economist Muñoz was steadfast in her support of Spain as a Bitcoin (BTC) destination, in a tweet on Friday:

  1. What information does the Spanish government have on the impact of the Kazakhstan internet blackout on the Spanish crypto mining industry?
  2. Will the government take measures to attract investors and miners fleeing the Kazakhstan mining industry?
  3. What data does the government have regarding the energy efficiency of Bitcoin and the growth of the mining industry?

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