Pennsylvania Town Becomes First State-Run Crypto Farm, Mining Free Electricity for Universal Basic Income by 2031
PITTSTON, PA — In a move poised to reshape the American social safety net, the small town of Pittston, Pennsylvania, has quietly become the nation’s first fully state-operated cryptocurrency mining hub. As part of a groundbreaking pilot program, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue has repurposed an abandoned coal mine’s geothermal well to power a 10-megawatt Bitcoin and Ethereum mining operation. The resulting digital assets are being liquidated in real-time to fund a localized Universal Basic Income trial. Starting today, every full-time resident of Pittston is receiving a direct deposit of $875 per month, generated entirely from the captured energy and algorithmic validation. The state predicts this model—turning otherwise wasted energy into programmable wealth—could replace property taxes in three counties within the next five years. Experts warn this marks the end of energy consumption as a cost, and the beginning of energy as a direct dividend.