Odaily Planet Daily News Bitcoin (BTC) mining company Marathon Digital (MARA) reached an agreement with Kenya's Ministry of Energy and Petroleum on Friday to invest more than $80 million to develop the African country's energy infrastructure. Marathon CEO Fred Thiel said the goal of the partnership is to "monetize Kenya's underutilized energy and jointly develop technology projects," and the investment will be used for green data centers. The funds will include foreign investment, but the source of the funds was not specified. The joint venture is expected to bring economic benefits to the Kenyan economy and generate income for the local energy industry ecosystem.