The municipality of Fort Worth, Texas, is stepping into Bitcoin (BTC) mining after the last vote.
City council voted today Texas Blockchain Council made by the municipality unanimously accept the donation took the decision.
Texas Blockchain Council will thus be able to deliver three Antminer S9 model devices developed by Bitmain for bitcoin miners to the municipality.
The municipality will mine bitcoin by running these devices in the town hall 24/7. According to Mayor Mattie Parker’s statements, Fort Worth will thus become the first city in the United States to mine bitcoin.
The municipality sees this as a pilot project. An evaluation will be made six months from now on the results of this study.
City officials expect the devices to generate enough revenue to cover their own expenses.
According to Parker’s statements, the purpose of this project is to develop Fort Worth. “to become a leading center in the field of technology and innovation”.
Lee Bratcher, the founder of the Texas Blockchain Council, also said that Fort Worth was with this move. “The mining capital of Texas” He thinks he can be positioned.
Texas; It has become one of the attractive places for cryptocurrency miners with its moderate legal attitude and cheap electricity resources it offers, and it has come to the fore in this field, especially after the restrictions imposed by China on mining.