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Trump said on Tuesday that Meta would invest $50 billion in a giant data center in rural Louisiana, and he was shocked by the cost of the project. "When they say a factory costs $50 billion, I ask, 'What kind of factory is this?'" Trump said, showing a chart he said was given to him by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, showing a comparison of the data center to Manhattan to show its size. "When you see this, you'll understand why you're spending 50 billion...
The Louisiana state government has begun accepting cryptocurrency payments, making it the latest state in the United States to adopt digital currencies to provide government services. Louisiana Treasury Secretary John Fleming announced earlier this week that residents can now pay for various state services using a variety of digital assets. Residents can now make payments using Bitcoin (BTC), the Bitcoin Lightning Network, and the U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin USDC. The state says its first cryp...
Louisiana passed a bitcoin bill to protect the right to use bitcoin and curb central bank digital currencies. After House Bill 488 received bipartisan approval in both the House and Senate, Governor Jeff Landry signed it into law. The legislation, spearheaded by Rep. Mark Wright and supported by Sen. Jean-Paul Coussan, aims to ensure that bitcoin...
