So not only will Ft Worth Texas be the first city in the US to mine Bitcoin, they’re going to be running three mining rigs right in city hall. Funny how years ago Ft Worth and Dallas were all a part of the oil boom and now they’re participating in mining Bitcoin:

Fort Worth is the first city in the U.S. to mine bitcoin, and will run mining rigs out of city hall

Fort Worth, Texas, is now the first city government in the United States to mine bitcoin — and in an almost poetic devotion to the initiative, Mayor Mattie Parker oversaw the construction of a small mining farm in City Hall.

Three Bitmain Antminer S9 mining rigs will run 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in the climate-controlled information technology wing of Fort Worth City Hall. The city says the miners will be hosted on a private network to minimize the security risk.

Bitcoin operates on a proof-of-work mining model, meaning that miners around the world run high-powered computers to simultaneously create new bitcoin and to validate transactions. The process requires professional-grade equipment, some technical know-how, and a lot of electricity. That’s why Fort Worth’s pilot project is starting small, according to the mayor

Full article here: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/26/fort-worth-tx-the-first-city-in-the-us-to-mine-bitcoin.html