🇫🇷 France wants to mine Bitcoin with nuclear energy — far-right party changes its position

The Rassemblement National (RN) party in France is preparing a bill to offer surplus nuclear energy for Bitcoin mining — a complete turnaround from Marine Le Pen's previously anti-crypto stance.

➡️ What’s happening:

🟡 RN leader Le Pen is now actively promoting the idea, calling mining a way to transform "wasted energy" into "safe and profitable assets"

🟡 RN deputy Lopez-Liguori is drafting a bill to set up mining pools directly at EDF's nuclear plants (France's state energy giant)

🟡 In 2016, Le Pen wanted to ban cryptocurrencies. Now she advocates for Bitcoin as a tool of national sovereignty

➡️ Why this matters:

🟡 Using surplus energy is a strong argument in the ongoing debate over the environmental impact of mining

🟡 The RN is the first major political force in France to openly adopt a pro-crypto stance. Despite internal discussions, it is already attracting lobbyists and entrepreneurs from the sector

🟡 While leftist parties discuss ecology and "shadowy transactions," the right seeks ways to profit from electricity

While some are still debating regulations, others are already pulling cables to nuclear plants. Bitcoin is back at the center of political battles — now on a national economic scale.

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