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This week, our spotlight is on MintGreen, the Canadian cleantech company mining Bitcoin and using the heat to warm cities.

Meanwhile, Bitcoin hits $82,000 for the first time since January, Morgan Stanley launches crypto trading on E*Trade undercutting every major competitor, the White House targets July 4 for the Clarity Act, and BNY brings institutional Bitcoin custody to Abu Dhabi.

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💡MintGreen

Bitcoin mining has an energy problem. Or so the critics say.

MintGreen has a different view. The heat that every Bitcoin miner produces is not waste. It is an untapped resource. They built an entire business around capturing it.

Based in Burnaby, Canada, MintGreen is a cleantech company that mines Bitcoin and sells the heat generated in the process to industrial clients and municipal heating systems. Their proprietary Digital Boilers recover over 96% of the electricity used in mining as usable heat, turning what every other miner discards into a second revenue stream.

🧠 In One Line

MintGreen uses clean energy twice: first to mine Bitcoin, then to heat communities.

🔍 Why MintGreen

The criticism of Bitcoin mining has always been energy consumption. MintGreen flips that narrative completely.

When powered by clean electricity, recovered mining heat can replace high-emission heating systems entirely. That is a different category of impact than carbon offsets or green pledges.

By co-locating compact Digital Boiler systems in mechanical rooms and supplying heat to industrial heat networks year-round, MintGreen creates a model where Bitcoin mining is not just economically viable but actively beneficial to the communities it operates in.

The model reframes mining from an isolated compute process into part of broader energy infrastructure.

⚡ The Strategy

Digital Boilers: Proprietary immersion mining systems that capture and redirect heat from Bitcoin mining to industrial clients. Recover over 96% of electricity as usable thermal energy.

Dual Revenue Model: MintGreen earns from Bitcoin mining and from heat off-take agreements with industrial clients and local energy infrastructure. Two income streams from the same energy input.

Clean Energy First: All operations run on clean-sourced electricity, primarily hydropower in British Columbia. Low-carbon from source to output.

Real Projects, Real Clients: North Vancouver district energy system, Shelter Point Distillery, Container Brewing. Contracts in place, heat being delivered, communities being served.

📌 Investor Takeaway

Every other Bitcoin miner is optimizing for one output: BTC. MintGreen optimizes for two.

The dual revenue model changes the economics of mining. Heat off-take agreements provide stable, contractual income that partially insulates the operation from Bitcoin price volatility. Bitcoin mining revenue becomes an additional upside layer on top of contracted heat income.

As ESG pressure on institutional capital grows, Bitcoin miners with verifiable low-carbon operations and tangible community benefit become more attractive to a broader class of investors. MintGreen is building that case with real contracts, not talking points.

🚀 Why It’s Trending

MintGreen sits at the intersection of two major trends: Bitcoin infrastructure and energy efficiency.

As institutional scrutiny around mining grows, models that pair clean energy with productive heat reuse are gaining serious attention.

Unlike most ESG narratives in crypto, MintGreen already has live deployments, long-term contracts, and operating infrastructure.

📰 Recent News

• Forbes coverage: Featured in a 2025 Forbes piece on Bitcoin as a geopolitical and energy advantage, highlighting the Heatpunks movement MintGreen is part of.

• New deployments: Crystal Lagoons and Sunport Structures added to existing distillery and brewing partnerships.

• KPMG recognition: Featured in KPMG's Bitcoin ESG Imperative report as a model for sustainable Bitcoin mining.

🔮 The Future

MintGreen is building the infrastructure for a world where Bitcoin mining and community energy systems are not in conflict but complementary. As cities push toward net-zero infrastructure and Bitcoin adoption grows, demand for mining systems with tangible local utility will only increase.

Learn more: mintgreen.co

🚀 Featured Stories

Bitcoin climbed above $82,000 this week, its highest level since January, powered by $2.44 billion in April ETF inflows and a short squeeze that sent leveraged bears scrambling. Tom Lee told Consensus 2026 in Miami that three consecutive positive monthly closes would confirm the bear market is definitively over. Bitcoin is on track for that third consecutive gain.

Morgan Stanley launched crypto trading on E*Trade, charging 0.50% per transaction, undercutting Coinbase, Robinhood, and Charles Schwab. The rollout covers all 8.6 million E*Trade users and follows the launch of the firm's spot Bitcoin ETF, MSBT, which has already attracted over $200M in inflows.

The White House wants the Clarity Act signed by July 4, with crypto adviser Patrick Witt outlining a timeline at Consensus Miami: Senate markup this month, floor vote in June, House vote before Independence Day. Prediction markets hold the odds of passage at 65%.

BNY, the world's largest custodian with $59 trillion in assets, expanded crypto custody services to Abu Dhabi this week, partnering with Finstreet and ADI Foundation to offer institutional Bitcoin and Ethereum custody in the Abu Dhabi Global Market. Plans include expanding to stablecoins and tokenized assets.

Strategy reported a $12.54 billion Q1 loss driven by a $14.46 billion non-cash impairment as Bitcoin fell from $87,000 to $68,000 during the quarter. The company still holds 818,334 BTC and raised $11.68 billion in capital year-to-date.

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Colombia eyes Caribbean coast as major Bitcoin mining hub: Cointelegraph and Bitcoin Magazine covered President Gustavo Petro’s statement that surplus renewable energy could turn Santa Marta, Riohacha, and Barranquilla into the next big mining destinations.

Michael Saylor doubles down on Bitcoin accumulation strategy: Strategy’s chairman posted the simple but powerful directive “Buy more bitcoin than you sell,” sparking massive discussion on corporate treasury tactics.

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF scoops up another $251M: BlackRock’s latest purchase of $251.45 million in Bitcoin, underscoring continued institutional appetite even in a volatile week.

Eric Trump celebrates American Bitcoin (ABTC) mining empire growth: Eric Trump detailed how ABTC scaled to 7,300+ BTC holdings, 90K+ mining machines, and a 52.4% gross margin in just eight months.