The government does not produce anything, so it also wouldn't get paid for mining bitcoin (except for potential taxes in EUR). But private companies are already starting to experiment with it:
https://www.telekom.com/en/media/media-information/archive/test-bitcoin-mining-infrastructure-for-surplus-energy-1082684
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npub1ra…gdees
2024-11-06 15:19:28
in reply to nevent1q…az3a
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2024-11-06 15:19:28Event JSON
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