Forbes said it had identified the sites of four secret, state-owned Bitcoin mining facilities in Bhutan.
El Salvador is the only other country known to operate state-owned Bitcoin mining facilities.
AdvertisementThe Kingdom of Bhutan has secretly developed a series of bitcoin mining facilities, a Forbes investigation has revealed.
Other images also show high-capacity power lines and transformers running from Bhutan's hydroelectric plants to the mining sites, Forbes reported.
The Dochula Pass is a Bhutanese mountain pass located on the road from Thimphu to Punakha, near where one of the mining facilities has been discovered.
Persons:
Forbes, —, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel
Organizations:
Service, Forbes, Labs, Google, Education, VW
Locations:
Bhutan, El Salvador, Dochula, Trongsa, Thimphu, Punakha, India, Salvador