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A Texas Town's Misery Underscores the Impact of Bitcoin Mines Across the U.S: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39235518 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id
by thelastgallon 3y ago
A Texas Town's Misery Underscores the Impact of Bitcoin Mines Across the U.S: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39235518 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39235518
An energy poor country, Ethiopia, builds a new dam for hydro, all that supply goes to bitcoin!
Chinese bitcoin miners are flocking to Ethiopia, attracted by cheap energy, ideal climate: https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3251352/chinese-bitcoin-miners-are-flocking-ethiopia-attracted-cheap-energy-ideal-climate https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3251352/chines...