Starcloud, an Nvidia-backed orbital data center startup, has announced plans to begin mining Bitcoin from space later this year when its second spacecraft is launched. If successful, the company would become the first to mine Bitcoin off Earth, a milestone that its CEO, Philip Johnston, believes could mark the beginning of an entirely new industry. Johnston made the announcement on X following an interview with HyperChange published on Thursday, writing that Starcloud “will be the first to mine Bitcoin in space.” The startup has framed running Bitcoin application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) miners in orbit as ... (full story)