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the article specifies 7.3% on Monday.","The article states this would \u201cbuck the trend\u201d of publicly traded Bitcoin miners shifting toward providing compute power for AI, citing Bitfarms\u2019 rebrand to Keel Infrastructure and its move away from Bitcoin mining."],"numeric_claims":[{"label":"share_price_move_percent","value":"7.3%"}],"primary_claim":"Reabold Resources said it is \u201cexploring the potential\u201d to use its West Newton gas field site to power a small-scale Bitcoin mining operation, while stating that developing the gas resource for U.K. energy security remains its main focus.","relevance_score":0.72,"sentiment":"mixed","source_quality":"high","summary":"Reabold Resources faced criticism after reports it would use its West Newton gas field to mine Bitcoin, but the company clarified that progressing the gas field for U.K. energy security remains its main focus while it is exploring small-scale Bitcoin mining as a potential use of early gas flows. 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