🚨🔥"Big news from Belarus! President Alexander Lukashenko has just called for the country to dive into cryptocurrency mining, leveraging Belarus’s surplus electricity⚡.

Speaking to his new Energy Minister Alexei Kushnarenko, Lukashenko said, 'Look at this mining. More and more people are turning to me. If it is profitable for us, let’s do it. We have excess electricity. Let them make this cryptocurrency and so on.'

This directive, reported by state media Belta on March 4, 2025, signals a bold move to tap into the global crypto boom. With the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant boosting energy capacity since 2023, the nation is well-positioned to harness its excess power for mining digital assets like Bitcoin.

Lukashenko even hinted at possibly creating a state-controlled crypto reserve, inspired by recent U.S. moves under President Trump to establish a strategic cryptocurrency reserve. 'The largest economy in the world announced they will keep a crypto reserve. Therefore, there will be demand for them. Well, maybe we should do it ourselves,' he noted. Belarus could either mine crypto directly or sell electricity to private miners, potentially turning surplus energy into a new revenue stream.

This isn’t Lukashenko’s first crypto-friendly stance—back in 2021, he encouraged mining, and since 2017, Belarusians have legally traded cryptocurrencies. With the Astravets plant pumping out 2,400 MW, Minsk might just become an unexpected crypto hub.

Stay tuned as this unfolds—could Belarus be the next big player in the digital asset game?"