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emteycz
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Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as paym...
Nobody
is building a dam because of Bitcoin. Bitcoin is what's done when there is egress electricity (which there
always
is, somewhere).
TeMPOraL
on Feb 8, 2021
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Yet
. When people fab ASICs for crypto, it's only a step away from building a power plant.
Swenrekcah
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Actually I'm fairly sure it has been done. I personally know of serious plans to do so.
emteycz
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And they're welcome to do so, as long as it's ecological it's not a problem. Geothermals (which the other poster is probably speaking about) are not an issue.
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