Atlas Taps Compute North to Expand ESG-Focused Bitcoin Mining

Atlas Taps Compute North to Expand ESG-Focused Bitcoin Mining
Atlas, which aims to be 100% carbon-free, signed a 100-megawatt “colocation capacity” deal with Compute North to expand its U.S. mining operations, the miner said in a statement on Tuesday.All of the mining machines will be ASICs and will mine bitcoin only, according to an emailed statement to CoinDesk. Recently, as part of its expansion plans, Atlas also signed a deal with Core Scientific in October to host new bitcoin miners.With the environmental impact of crypto mining activities in the forefront of many conversations, most miners are trying to source more renewable energy to power their operations. “To achieve sustainable…