Rassemblement National is a French political group that has reportedly pushed to mine Bitcoin by using excess energy from nuclear plants. This marks a significant shift in the leader’s previous stance against cryptocurrency.
French newspaper outlet Le Monde reported Last week, Marine Le Pen, the leader of the RN and former presidential candidate Marine Le Pen (now supports idle nuclear energy in exchange for Bitcoin) was reported to have backed RN.BTC) mining. According to reports, she promoted the plan on March 11 during a trip to Flamanville Nuclear Plant. According to the party, this initiative would turn waste electricity into “secure and extremely profitable” digital assets.
According to Le Monde, RN lawmaker Aurélien Lopez-Liguori has spearheaded the proposal in the French Parliament, drafting a bill to install mining infrastructure at sites operated by the energy giant Électricité de France (EDF).
The change reflects the broader political movement to adopt Bitcoin as a means of economic sovereignty. Lopez-Liguori claimed that his party wanted to make the most of every ounce of energy it produced.
Cointelegraph contacted Rassemblement National to get a comment, but didn’t receive one by the publication date.
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In 2016, Le Pen’s RN took a radically different stance on cryptography. called for a ban on cryptocurrencies in France.
Le Pen issued a press statement about the event. said As money becomes more digitalized and less tangible, more people will be able to afford it. “lose ownership” She said that making cash disappear in favor of digital currencies was alienating to people and a way for the global banking system to benefit. She stated that the digital currencies would be able to help benefit global banks by making all cash disappear.
Le Pen has said that the currency belongs to all of us. She promised that she would stop the use of cryptocurrency in France.
The party still holds onto ideologies which are in opposition to Bitcoin’s decentralization. Jean-Philippe Tanguy, RN’s finance leader, said that the party shouldn’t embrace currency independence but should reaffirm their belief in centralized monetary policies.
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Despite their ideological differences, France’s leading crypto-legislative force is the right-wing RN.
Le Monde reported that the RN party has been attracting entrepreneurs and crypto lobbyists who are attracted to the pro-business stance of the RN.
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Source: cointelegraph.com
