Dekho, dunia bhar mein jo biggie Bitcoin mining companies hain, woh ab AI aur high-performance computing (HPC) ki taraf daud rahi hain. Kyunki Bitcoin mining mein profit margins kam ho gaye hain, kuch companies toh $19,000 tak ka loss bhi dikha rahi hain per BTC! Isliye woh apna paisa aur operations AI mein laga rahi hain, jahan se ab unko 70% tak revenue milne ka expectation hai late 2026 tak.
Ab yahan Colombia ki entry hoti hai. Country apni 80% bijli low-carbon sources se banata hai, mostly hydropower. Aur Caribbean coast par unke paas untapped wind aur solar capacity bhi hai, jisme offshore wind ki capacity 50 GW tak hai. President Petro ka plan hai ki is surplus energy ko Barranquilla, Santa Marta, aur Riohacha mein mining hubs kholne ke liye use karein. Bitcoin mining mein sasti bijli bahut zaruri hai, aur Colombia ki energy cost $0.105/kWh hai.
Paraguay ne bhi bilkul aisa hi kiya tha. Unhone Itaipu Dam ki surplus energy use karke Bitcoin mining mein top country ban gaye the, around 4.3% global hashrate unka tha. Wahan industrial electricity rates pehle $0.03/kWh se kam the, ab around $0.037 se $0.050 per kilowatt-hour ho gaye hain. Lekin ab wahan bhi challenges aa rahe hain, jaise cost badh gayi hai aur ANDE ne deposit requirements strict kar di hain, jis se choti companies nikal gayi hain.
Global Bitcoin mining hashrate bhi Q2 2026 mein 5.8% gira hai, kyunki Bitcoin price kam hone se purane, kam efficient hardware band ho gaye. Iss downturn mein kam energy cost aur bhi important ho gayi hai.
Ab Colombia ke liye bhi raasta aasan nahi hai. Unke paas specific policy framework, mining licenses, aur competitive tariffs nahi hain jo large-scale mining ke liye chahiye. Electricity cost $0.105/kWh bhi Paraguay se zyada hai. Plus, DIAN Resolution 000240 ke according crypto transactions ki reporting karni hogi jo $50,000 se upar hain. Aur Colombia ka banking sector crypto exchanges ko service nahi deta, jo ek bada issue hai.
Is proposal mein Wayúu Indigenous community ko bhi co-ownership dene ki baat hai, jo ek social step hai, par complex bhi hai. Sari announcement ko practical banane ke liye grid infrastructure mein investment aur regulatory clarity chahiye, jo abhi kam hai.
Toh overall, Colombia ki clean energy ko Bitcoin mining mein use karne ki strategy potential wali hai, but itni aasan nahi. Policy, pricing, aur infrastructure mein bahut kaam karna padega. Warna yeh bas ek sapna hi reh jayega.
