The French right-wing party proposed to use surplus nuclear energy for Bitcoin mining

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the National Rally party (Rassemblement National) in France is preparing a bill that proposes to use the surplus electricity from nuclear power plants for Bitcoin mining.

Party member Aurélien Lopez-Liguori has drafted a related bill in the French Parliament, planning to deploy mining infrastructure at nuclear power plants operated by EDF. This proposal marks a significant shift in the party leader Marine Le Pen's stance on cryptocurrency, as she previously advocated for a ban on cryptocurrencies in 2016.