德國電信和 Bankhaus Metzler 聯手利用剩餘再生能源試點比特幣 (BTC) 挖礦

此次合作於 11 月 4 日發布的新聞稿中宣布，旨在建立利用再生能源的比特幣挖礦基礎設施運營

Deutsche Telekom, through its subsidiary MMS, is joining forces with Bankhaus Metzler to pilot the use of surplus renewable energy to mine Bitcoin (BTC). The collaboration, announced in a press release on Nov. 4, aims at a Bitcoin mining infrastructure operation that taps into renewable energy sources that would otherwise remain unused.

德國電信透過其子公司 MMS 與 Bankhaus Metzler 聯手，試行使用剩餘的再生能源來開採比特幣 (BTC)。此次合作於 11 月 4 日發布的新聞稿中宣布，旨在開展比特幣挖礦基礎設施運營，利用原本閒置的可再生能源。

Deutsche Telekom eyes Bitcoin innovation in Germany

德國電信關注德國的比特幣創新

The pilot project will offer field data and insights that will be used to inform upcoming projects on BTC mining, according to the Telekom announcement. For this pilot project, Metis Solutions will be the hosting partner. The mining container will be at RIVA Engineering in Backnang, Germany.

根據 Telekom 的公告，該試點項目將提供現場數據和見解，用於為即將推出的 BTC 挖礦項目提供資訊。對於這個試點項目，Metis Solutions 將成為託管合作夥伴。採礦貨櫃將位於德國巴克南的 RIVA Engineering。

“With the growing number of renewable energy sources and the resulting fluctuations in available energy, the need for quickly available regulating power increases. For this, we need mechanisms that can respond quickly to changes and absorb fluctuations,” Oliver Nyderle, head of digital trust & web3 infrastructure at Deutsche Telekom MMS, said.

「隨著再生能源數量的不斷增加以及由此產生的可用能源的波動，對快速可用調節電源的需求也在增加。為此，我們需要能夠快速響應變化並吸收波動的機制，」德國電信 MMS 數位信任和 web3 基礎設施主管 Oliver Nyderle 表示。

Nyderle added that the partnership with Bankhaus Metzler and RIVA Engineering is a step towards gauging BTC miners’ effect on the energy grid. The initiative will measure this via digital values representing the surplus energy – which the project calls “digital monetary photosynthesis,” Nyderle noted.

Nyderle 補充說，與 Bankhaus Metzler 和 RIVA Engineering 的合作是衡量 BTC 礦工對能源網影響的一步。尼德爾指出，該計劃將透過代表剩餘能源的數字值來衡量這一點，該計畫將其稱為「數位貨幣光合作用」。

The regulation of power via Bitcoin mining has been implemented successfully in the United States and Finland. MMS and Bankhaus Metzler partnership targets similar validation for Germany, Telekom pointed out in the press release.

透過比特幣挖礦進行電力監管已在美國和芬蘭成功實施。 Telekom 在新聞稿中指出，MMS 和 Bankhaus Metzler 的合作目標是在德國進行類似的驗證。

“Our goal is to gain experience in various application areas to further advance the innovative power of blockchain technology in Germany. Therefore, we are very pleased to be part of this pilot project with Telekom MMS. Blockchain technology is gaining increasing importance in operational business outside the financial industry – and a trusted financial partner is indispensable for managing crypto assets,” said Hendrik König, head of the digital assets office at Bankhaus Metzler.

「我們的目標是獲得各個應用領域的經驗，進一步提升德國區塊鏈技術的創新能力。因此，我們非常高興能夠參與 Telekom MMS 試點計畫。區塊鏈技術在金融業以外的營運業務中變得越來越重要，而值得信賴的金融合作夥伴對於管理加密資產來說是不可或缺的。

Deutsche Telekom’s web3 steps

德國電信的 web3 步驟

Telekom MMS has gained significant traction in the crypto market since 2020, with this another huge step in its web3 venture. In the last few years, Telekom has provided infrastructure for some of the leading blockchain protocols in the industry. These include Chainlink, Fetch.ai, Polkadot, and Polygon.

自 2020 年以來，Telekom MMS 在加密貨幣市場獲得了巨大的關注，這是其 web3 業務的又一大進步。在過去幾年中，Telekom 為業內一些領先的區塊鏈協議提供了基礎設施。其中包括 Chainlink、Fetch.ai、Polkadot 和 Polygon。

In 2021, Deutsche Telekom announced its investment in Celo, revealing it had purchased the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform’s native token CELO.

2021年，德國電信宣布投資Celo，並透露已購買了去中心化金融（DeFi）平台的原生代幣CELO。

Another big move was in September 2022, when the telecommunications giant announced support for Ethereum. This saw it start providing services as a validator node as the Ethereum blockchain network switched from a proof-of-work to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism.

另一個重大舉措是在 2022 年 9 月，這家電信巨頭宣布支持以太坊。隨著以太坊區塊鏈網路從工作量證明轉向權益證明共識機制，它開始作為驗證者節點提供服務。

Telekom’s T-Systems MMS also added support for liquid staking.

Telekom 的 T-Systems MMS 也增加了對流動性質押的支援。