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Re:Bitcoin miners revived a dying fossil fuel plant – then C... by jhgb on Saturday February 19, 2022 @10:31AM (#30397813)
> the only way to have produced zero emissions was to not mine the bitcoin at all

Yes, obviously. And what's the downside of that?

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Re:Bitcoin miners revived a dying fossil fuel plant – then C... by kcplate on Saturday February 19, 2022 @10:49AM (#30397940)
> Yes, obviously. And what's the downside of that?

And even more obviously—-Not mining/creating a desired product that would allow you to make a profit on your investment.

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Re:Bitcoin miners revived a dying fossil fuel plant – then C... by jhgb on Sunday February 20, 2022 @04:18AM (#30404375)
Not creating novelty waste is not a downside.
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