this is bonkers @zaneselvans.org
"Bitcoin miners either sell power back to providers at a profit or stop mining for a fee, paid by ERCOT. Doing so has become more lucrative than mining itself. In August 2023 Riot collected $32m from curtailing mining and just $8.6m from selling bitcoin."
"Bitcoin miners either sell power back to providers at a profit or stop mining for a fee, paid by ERCOT. Doing so has become more lucrative than mining itself. In August 2023 Riot collected $32m from curtailing mining and just $8.6m from selling bitcoin."
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(again: Elon is an evil Nazi shithead and the world would be better off if he died.)
Again, though, Elon is an evil Nazi shithead.
1) it's august. if a Bitcoin plant is gonna get paid to do a lot of curtailment, August would be the month that'd happen
2) apparently they ""only"" made $8M from curtailment...