On March 5, MEXC COO Vugar Usi Zade wrote that as governments increasingly "weaponize" the energy market, Bitcoin is rapidly evolving from an initial neutral technology protocol into a strategic asset with geopolitical significance.
Currently, an increasing number of countries are utilizing surplus energy to develop Bitcoin mining and viewing computing power as a new form of national soft power. For example, the United States, leveraging its advantage in renewable energy, currently controls approximately 37% of global computing power, while Russia controls about 16%. France is researching the use of surplus nuclear power for mining, while countries such as Ethiopia, Norway, and Iceland are attracting mining investment by relying on hydropower and geothermal resources.
Vugar argues that with some countries establishing strategic Bitcoin reserves and supporting their domestic mining industries, Bitcoin is gradually evolving from a "cyberpunk experiment" into a national-level industrial policy tool. In the future, whoever can convert their energy advantages into computing power and Bitcoin reserves will likely gain greater financial influence in the new global resource competition.
