Kazakhstan2026-09-26 10:26:44Kazakhstan pushes crypto miners to build power plants using associated gasKazakhstan is moving to have crypto mining companies build their own power generation facilities using leftover associated petroleum gas from oil fields, according to Euronews. The policy direction is aimed at cutting gas flaring, easing pressure on the national power grid, and increasing oil output. Data cited in the report shows the country flared about 300 million to 340 million cubic meters of associated gas in 2024. If that volume were used for electricity generation instead, it could produce an estimated 1.2 to 1.3 terawatt-hours of power. Kazakhstan’s Energy Ministry and other agencies are now working on a legal framework for the plan. The report points to a model in which mining operators supply their own energy from otherwise wasted gas rather than drawing that load from the public grid.20
MARA2026-08-09 06:40:12MARA Raises $600M in New Debt Against 18,750 Bitcoin, Eyes Power and AI ExpansionBitcoin miner MARA completed two loans on Aug 4, pledging 18,750 BTC to secure $600 million in new debt. The collateral was valued at roughly $1.2 billion at execution. The loans, totaling $750 million in principal from Coinbase Credit and Two Prime Lending, will fund general corporate purposes, including part of the cash consideration for acquiring Long Ridge Energy & Power LLC, a 505MW gas plant operator with over 1,600 acres of industrial land earmarked for power generation, mining, and potential AI/HPC campuses.1770
