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		Empf on May 28, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sandwell Bitcoin mine found stealing electricity That's what I'm wondering. It costs energy to move electrons

bluGill on May 28, 2021 [–]

That energy is all turned into heat. Waste from the point of view of a bitcoin mining attempt. However heat is a useful byproduct in this case when the local temperature is lower than the inhabitant would desire.

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