While negative events continue to occur in Kazakhstan, one of the most important castles of mining activities, good news came from Spain.
Maria Munoz, a member of the Congress of Deputies from the Spanish Citizens Party, expressed that she wants to make Spain a Bitcoin mining center.
Sharing on his Twitter account, Munoz stated that the events in Kazakhstan also affected Bitcoin, and asked the government some questions and asked for their answers in writing.
Las protestas en Kazajistán tienen repercussiones en todo el mundo: también para el #Bitcoin.
Proponemos que España se posicione como destino seguro de las inversiones en criptomonedas para desarrollar un sector flexible, eficiente y seguro. pic.twitter.com/E2HUu3TtZj
— María Muñoz (@mariadelamiel) January 7, 2022
With his first question, Munoz asked the government if he was “aware of the impact of the drop in the global hashrate on the crypto industry in Spain.”
Secondly, he asked if the government plans to attract cryptocurrency miners who may have to leave the country due to the internet outage in Kazakhstan.
Finally, the Spanish lawmaker briefed the government on how energy efficient the Bitcoin mining industry is.
Maria Munoz’s proposal to make Spain a mining center received a lot of backlash on Twitter. One of those who reacted to this was Ernest Urtasun, a member of the European Parliament.
In his comments, Urtasun stated that he thinks this initiative is a “bad joke” because of the damage Bitcoin causes to the environment.
Que broma de mal gusto es esta? El minado del Bitcoin es una aberración medioambiental. Y las criptomonedas una actividad financiera inestable y no-regulada (el primary reglamento europeo que va a establecer normas se encuentra muy al inicio de su trámite legislativo). https://t.co/kHWL9ycYUL
— Ernest Urtasun (@ernesturtasun) January 7, 2022