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The major cost of generating bitcoin is not the hardware itself, but the power. I know people who have unplugged their entire setup and flown it half way acros
by dsl 14y ago
The major cost of generating bitcoin is not the hardware itself, but the power.
I know people who have unplugged their entire setup and flown it half way across the US to get power 10% cheaper.
- wmf 14y agoThat's no longer true for ASICs. This box consumes only $1-2/day of electricity, so it's likely that it will consume less than $1,300 of electricity over its entire lifetime.