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Re:Over 2 percent of the US's electricity generation now goe... by Dylan16807 on Friday February 02, 2024 @07:22PM (#39236339)
What fraction of miners are doing this? Keep in mind this means they have to get pretty expensive equipment and leave it idle more than 80% of the time.
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Re:Over 2 percent of the US's electricity generation now goe... by HeadsUpHigh on Saturday February 03, 2024 @02:59AM (#39238369)
A large fraction because they get the energy almost for free. In Brazil they are using mining to compensate for the low viability in financial terms.
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