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Published by admin at April 29, 2024

In 2019, Brent Whitehead and Matt Lohstroh of Texas A&M ventured into bitcoin mining on East Texas oil fields, tackling the taboo of merging oil and bitcoin. Their company, Giga Energy Solutions, utilizes stranded natural gas to power bitcoin miners, reducing emissions by 63% compared to flaring.

Upstream Data's portable mining solutions enable this innovation, providing economic sustainability for oil and gas companies to combust methane.

Initially met with skepticism, Giga has now signed deals with over 20 oil and gas companies, with revenue exceeding $4 million in 2021 and projected to surpass $20 million by 2022.

Upstream Data's success underscores the growing synergy between bitcoin mining and the energy industry, with over 140 mines across North America benefiting from their solutions.

The next phase could see energy producers themselves entering the bitcoin mining arena, further intertwining the sectors and revolutionizing the energy landscape.

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