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📰 The startup Starcloud supported by Nvidia investment is preparing to send bitcoin mining equipment into space, and its target timeline has already been set for later this year—before the end of the year.

Starcloud CEO Philip Johnston said directly: “We’re going to be the first team to mine Bitcoin in space.” After the company’s second spacecraft is launched into orbit later this year, dedicated ASIC mining rigs will be activated.

🔥 This sounds a bit like science fiction, but the plan is about more than just mining. Starcloud was founded in 2024, and its core goal is to move data centers to space. The company’s website white paper specifically highlights training artificial intelligence in space.

To be honest, abundant solar resources are also one of the reasons they’ve included cryptocurrency mining in this plan. Both AI data centers and bitcoin mining rigs require a stable power supply, and that’s exactly the kind of space environment Starcloud wants to leverage.

💡 Of course, whether the plan can truly be completed depends on when the second spacecraft reaches orbit and how the ASIC miners perform in practice. If it succeeds, the act of mining Bitcoin could indeed extend from the ground all the way into space.

🤔 Do you think mining BTC in space is a serious infrastructure attempt—or more like a bold experiment?

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🛰️ Bitcoin mining could happen in space

Startup Starcloud plans to install an ASIC miner for Bitcoin on its satellite Starcloud-2.

The idea is quite unusual: use solar energy, which is available in orbit almost constantly, to power computing equipment.

Starcloud-2 is currently planned to launch in 2027. That means there is no “$BTC ” space mining yet—this is about a planned technology.

🔹 Who else is involved with the project?

Starcloud is responsible for the satellite itself. NVIDIA is related to computing technologies, Crusoe— to cloud infrastructure, and SpaceX/Starlink— to laser terminals for satellite communications.

Important: this does not mean these companies will mine Bitcoin. The ASIC for $BTC is only one of the planned components of Starcloud-2.

If the concept works out, it would be an interesting example of how Bitcoin mining, space infrastructure, and AI computing could intersect.

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