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That's the wrong question to retort with. ASICs have no other use than to mine Bitcoins, unlike solar panels, etc, etc.

The answer is obviously to raise capital to so they can make more money faster.




And as a hedge against a BTC price crash, or a huge jump in mining difficulty, or etc. If you're doing nothing but mining then you've got all your eggs in one basket.




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