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Texas bitcoin mining operation holds electric grid ransom, is paid more than it earns mining to not run its hardware on high-load days

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Texas bitcoin mining operation holds electric grid ransom, is paid more than it earns mining to not run its hardware on high-load days

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From “Why Texas Republicans are Souring on Crypto” from The Economist https://archive.ph/eIXGc

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    Texas is really AnCap-topia.

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        I’m pretty sure there have been a couple in Texas it’s just usually one rich guy trying to declare his 3 acre lot a country

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            Some of them are David, but most of them are Dave

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        unspecified reasons

        Because of the implication

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            Yes Redditistan would easily surpass the US, by judt going to a “new country”

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            Deeply unserious people.

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            leo-point

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        Most likely there are, but it goes unreported. Nothing the bribery + good ‘ol boy network duo can’t fix.

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