Cryptocurrencies
Miami Mayor Suarez Pitches Crypto Miners on Area’s Nuclear Plant
- Proposal is part of a broader effort to lure entrepreneurs
- Turkey Point isn’t technically in Suarez’s jurisdiction
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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has been approaching cryptocurrency miners about the prospects of setting up operations near South Florida’s Turkey Point nuclear-power plant.
The pitch is part of Suarez’s broader effort to lure crypto entrepreneurs to South Florida, and it comes as miners face mounting criticism over their extraordinarily high use of often dirty energy.