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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) gained fresh attention on Wednesday after Strategy executive chairman (NASDAQ: MSTR) Michael Saylor said the **** et now consumes more power than the U.S. Navy and the combined infrastructure of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL).
Speaking at Binance Blockchain Week, Saylor said Bitcoin's rise from speculative instrument to "digital capital" accelerated once President Donald Trump positioned himself as the "Bitcoin president" and appointed crypto-friendly