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Re:Many Bitcoin Miners Are at Risk of Turning Unprofitable on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @11:50AM (#16868320)
The number of times I've seen mining have a double use leads me to believe that it isn't so clear cut as this statement. It generates heat, and I use that heat in my greenhouses and no longer need a heater. It's not the most efficient way to heat the greenhouses but it's more profitable that using a normal heater.
Re:Many Bitcoin Miners Are at Risk of Turning Unprofitable on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @11:46AM (#16868294)
Well, to be frank.. if I buy solar panels and mine bitcoin with a portion of the energy who are you to tell anyone they shouldn't? Of the number of things that are wasteful in this world Bitcoin is just the latest scapegoat and no one really has evidence to show how the mining is powered.