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technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months ago

Texas bitcoin mining operation holds electric grid ransom, is paid more than it earns mining to not run its hardware on high-load days

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Texas bitcoin mining operation holds electric grid ransom, is paid more than it earns mining to not run its hardware on high-load days

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technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months ago

From “Why Texas Republicans are Souring on Crypto” from The Economist https://archive.ph/eIXGc

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Where do I sign up to get money for not mining bitcoin?
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  sorry you missed your chance to sign a fixed rate power contract in the texas grid before the inflation hit. better luck next time dumbass.

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