Pakistan allocates surplus electricity to Bitcoin mining

Pakistan announces it will allocate surplus electricity to Bitcoin mining and AI data centers, per Reuters. It’s a pattern repeating globally: Bhutan has accumulated $750 million in BTC through hydroelectric mining — 28% of its GDP. El Salvador mines with volcanic geothermal energy. Oman uses flared gas. The equation is simple: stranded energy + ASIC miners = sovereign Bitcoin reserves, no dollar required.