World’s Largest Oil Company Saudi Aramco Negates Bitcoin Mining Rumors
The Worlds second-largest oil trading company, Saudi Aramco has denied rumors that were circulating on media websites in the weekend indicating that the company was planning to start mining Bitcoin. The rumor, it is reported, emanated from a Brazilian Bitcoin miner Ray Nasser who is also the head of mining operations at Wide s public information, I can tell you is enough ”to power up half of the Bitcoin network today, from this company alone, Nesser said. Although a clear position was not verified by an Aramco representative concerning the alleged talks, media houses flared up the news as they took up the news as a real indication of an impending Bitcoin mining arrangement by the colossal corporation, setting it out as just another market manipulation tactic to push up Bitcoin prices. On Monday, the Middle East giant refuted those claims according to a statement seen by Argaam, the Arab worlds leading financial news portal. “With reference to recent reports claiming that the company will embark on Bitcoin mining activities, Aramco confirms that these claims are completely false and inaccurate,” the oil giant said in a statement. Market manipulation attempts have been on the rise as the number of major companies coming to denounce statements