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Texas paid bitcoin miner Riot $31.7 million to shut down during heat wave in August

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Texas paid bitcoin miner Riot $31.7 million to shut down during heat wave in August

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@[email protected] to [email protected] • 2 years ago
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Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms raked in $31.7 million in energy credits from Texas power grid operator ERCOT in August.
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    If it came out ERCOTs profits, good.

    If it came out of taxpayer money, bad.

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      I think either way it’s taken from our pockets.

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