比特幣礦業巨頭瑪拉控股公司收購德州風電場以推動其礦業野心

這家在佛羅裡達州註冊的公司是世界上最大的加密貨幣挖礦設施之一，儘管 2024 年減半後挖礦條件嚴峻，但仍尋求繼續積極擴張。

Major Bitcoin mining firm Mara Holdings has bought a wind farm in Texas to help power its mining ambitions, according to a recent filing with the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

根據最近向美國聯邦能源監管委員會提交的文件，大型比特幣礦業公司 Mara Holdings 已在德克薩斯州購買了一座風電場，以幫助其實現採礦目標。

The Florida-registered company is one of the biggest crypto mining facilities in the world and is looking to keep expanding aggressively despite tough mining conditions after the 2024 halving.

這家在佛羅裡達州註冊的公司是世界上最大的加密貨幣挖礦設施之一，儘管 2024 年減半後挖礦條件嚴峻，但仍尋求繼續積極擴張。

Mara’s Massive Foray into Wind Energy

瑪拉大規模進軍風能領域

The company announced this move earlier today but didn’t disclose the amount involved in purchasing the large wind farm. The Hansford county-based farm boasts a massive 240 Megawatt (MW) interconnectivity and 114 MW wind power generation capacity. The company will likely use this power for mining purposes or in the booming carbon credits market.

該公司今天稍早宣布了這項舉措，但沒有透露購買大型風電場的金額。位於漢斯福德縣的農場擁有 240 兆瓦 (MW) 的大規模互聯網和 114 兆瓦風力發電能力。該公司可能會將這種電力用於採礦目的或蓬勃發展的碳信用額市場。

The facility was previously owned by National Grid Plc and Washington State Investment Board. The move presents a nice PR opportunity for the Bitcoin community as it shows that energy-intensive crypto-mining operations are moving towards renewable energy sources.

該設施先前由國家電網公司和華盛頓州投資委員會擁有。此舉為比特幣社群提供了一個很好的公關機會，因為它表明能源密集型加密貨幣挖礦業務正在轉向再生能源。

In addition to this costly facility, Mara Holdings owns around 34,959 BTC ($3.3 billion), among the largest declared ownerships of Bitcoin in the world. However, it is a mining company, so its coffers change considerably with the overall climate.

除了這昂貴的設施外，Mara Holdings 還擁有約 34,959 比特幣（33 億美元），是世界上最大的比特幣擁有者之一。然而，它是一家礦業公司，因此它的金庫會隨著整體氣候的變化而發生很大變化。

Bitcoin’s Shift to Renewable Energy?

比特幣轉向再生能源？

While 240 MW is a substantial amount of energy when it comes to household usage, it is minuscule in terms of the overall energy usage of the Bitcoin network. Operating at full capacity, the Texan farm purchased by Mara Holdings can generate about 7 gigawatt hours of energy in a year, while the total energy approximately consumed by the BTC network is anywhere between 120,000-160,000 gigawatt hours or 120-160 TWh.

雖然 240 兆瓦對於家庭使用來說是一個很大的能源量，但對於比特幣網路的整體能源使用量來說卻微不足道。 Mara Holdings 購買的德克薩斯農場滿載運營，一年可發電約 7 吉瓦時，而 BTC 網路消耗的總能源大約在 120,000-160,000 吉瓦時或 120-160 太瓦時之間。

However, it is still a step in the right direction, as BTC’s environmental impact is routinely blamed for the climate crisis. This is even though several studies have shown that cryptocurrency is responsible for less than 1% of the world’s Carbon emissions, and they, too, are decreasing with time.

然而，這仍然是朝著正確方向邁出的一步，因為比特幣的環境影響通常被歸咎於氣候危機。儘管多項研究表明，加密貨幣所造成的碳排放量僅佔全球碳排放量的不到 1%，而且碳排放量也隨著時間的推移而減少。

Bitcoin is trading just above the $95k support level at press time. The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization remains on course for a massive 2024-2025 bull market, and miners are expected to hold the crypto in place until their price targets are achieved.

截至發稿時，比特幣的交易價格略高於 9.5 萬美元的支撐位。以市值計算最大的加密貨幣仍將迎來 2024-2025 年的大規模牛市，預計礦商將持有該加密貨幣，直到實現其價格目標。