This four-story pyramid in North Dakota was a Cold War icon. Now, it'll house a cryptocurrency mine.
NEKOMA, N.D. โ Outside of the tiny town of Nekoma, North Dakota, population 31, the Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex has become little more than a landmark that hints at North Dakotaโs nuclear history.
The four-story high pyramid and surrounding buildings, created to defend the countryโs nuclear weapons during the Cold War, have been empty for decades, but the abandoned military installation is set to take on new life in the near future.
In July, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum announced that data center developer Bitzero Blockchain Inc., which has a focus on cryptocurrency and sustainability, plans to turn the facility into a secure data center for high-performance computing and data processing, with an on-site greenhouse warmed by the heat produced by the data centerโs servers.
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