On 29th May 2024, Ocean Mining a Bitcoin mining pool backed by Twitter (now X) co-founder Jack Dorsey, established its international hub and headquarters in El Salvador’s capital, San Salvador.
Ocean Mining Company officially established its headquarters in San Salvador in 2024. The president of Ocean MIning, Mark Artymko states that choosing El Salvador was an obvious move because of Bitcoin-supporting policies in El Salvador. Unlike Venezuela and European countries that have restricted or prohibited Bitcoin Mining, El Salvador made Bitcoin a legal tender in 2021 providing an eco-friendly way for the growth.
The co-founder and Bitcoin Developer Luke Dashjr, believes that the presence of Ocean Mining will further advance cryptocurrency adoption in El Salvador. The company plans to support Bitcoin communities in the country including Bitcoin Beach in El Zonte by providing educational resources and development opportunities.
The Head of El Salvador’s Bitcoin office Stacy Herbert also welcomed Ocean Mining, a New Bitcoin Mining company supported by Jack Dorsey. Stacy Herbert also affirms that the Ocean MIning presence will strengthen the country's Bitcoin-first culture.
Ocean Mining is a Bitcoin Mining Company supported by Twitter’s co-founder Jack Dorsey and President Mark Artymko. The Company is launched in 2024 and has recently opened its main office in San Salvador country, the capital of El Salvador. El Salvador is a country that supports Bitcoin and uses eco-friendly ways to Mine Bitcoin.
The lead operation of Ocean Mining company is to promote decentralized and transparent mining services. The company is assisted by Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr. He is also exploring eco-friendly ways to mine Bitcoin, focusing on the environment and development simultaneously. In El Salvador, Ocean Mining plans to help advance Bitcoin adoption and education in the country by benefiting from El Salvador's supportive stance on cryptocurrency.
El Salvador is the first and foremost country that accepted Bitcoin as a legal tender in their country in the year 2021. They use the United States Dollar along with Bitcoin remarks that they are not dependent only on US currency for their transactions. This step leads El Salvador to open new doors of development along with environmental safety.
The Authorities of El Salvador plan for many other regulatory policies regarding Bitcoin and Bitcoin Mining through Geothermal plants in 2021. Nayib Bukele, the President of El Salvador has won the re-election in 2024 with huge support due to Bitcoin adoption policies. Nayib Bukele is in Favor of Bitcoin. He states that the Country would buy one BTC every day. El Salvador is renewing the volcanic energy and transforming it into a productive pathway leading to an eco-friendly environment.
Jack Dorsey, a Co-founder of Twitter(now X) proceeds for San Salvador (El Salvador’s Capital) to establish a new Bitcoin Mining Company known as Ocean Mining. Due to El Salvador’s friendly actions and responses toward Bitcoin even President Mark Artymko of Ocean Mining believes that El Salvador is the best place to situate a Bitcoin Mining Company. Jack Dorsey, a supporter of Ocean Mining also has the same opinions regarding El Salvador.
The establishment of the company in El Salvador is a major step towards the promotion of Bitcoin and creating awareness of the digital currency in El Salvador. Thus boosting its importance in the cryptocurrency market. This expansion comes after a $6.2 million seed funding in November 2023 by Jack Dorsey to fund decentralized Bitcoin mining. This move by Ocean Mining aims to solidify the company's global presence in the Bitcoin-friendly nation.
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