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The cost of mining equipment makes it only economical to mine bitcoin if you can run the hardware 24/7, at least until the difficulty rate levels off. We can ta
by paulgb 5y ago
The cost of mining equipment makes it only economical to mine bitcoin if you can run the hardware 24/7, at least until the difficulty rate levels off. We can talk about hypotheticals or small mining operations, but the reality is that the big miners (Riot Blockchain, Marathon Digital Assets) are using coal and natural gas and are putting out hashrate that blow the “green” miners (dubious anyway) out of the water.