Texas paid Bitcoin company $175k an hour to stop using energy during fatal 2021 winter blackout
Computers at the Bitcoin mine were using enough electricty to power 6,500 homes
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During a powerful winter storm, Texas paid a Bitcoin mining company an average of $175,000 per hour to keep their computers offline as the state faced a power crisis.
In February 2021, Texas’ power grid was under duress after the state was hit with three powerful winter storms including Winter Storm Uri and Winter Storm Viola.
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During a powerful winter storm, Texas paid a Bitcoin mining company an average of $175,000 per hour to keep their computers offline as the state faced a power crisis.
In February 2021, Texas’ power grid was under duress after the state was hit with three powerful winter storms including Winter Storm Uri and Winter Storm Viola.
As Texas residents faced blackouts and freezing temperatures, a Bitcoin mining company called Bitdeer was continuously running its computers until just after midnight on 14 February 2021 when Texas’ power grid operator ordered them to turn off, according to an investigation from The New York Times.
The computers were allegedly using enough electricity to power 6,500 homes.
In order to turn off the computers, Texas had to pay Bitdeer an “average of $175,000 an hour.” The computers remained off for four days, meaning Texas paid Bitdeer $18 million in the end.
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Computers at the Bitcoin mine were using enough electricty to power 6,500 homes
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During a powerful winter storm, Texas paid a Bitcoin mining company an average of $175,000 per hour to keep their computers offline as the state faced a power crisis.
In February 2021, Texas’ power grid was under duress after the state was hit with three powerful winter storms including Winter Storm Uri and Winter Storm Viola.
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During a powerful winter storm, Texas paid a Bitcoin mining company an average of $175,000 per hour to keep their computers offline as the state faced a power crisis.
In February 2021, Texas’ power grid was under duress after the state was hit with three powerful winter storms including Winter Storm Uri and Winter Storm Viola.
As Texas residents faced blackouts and freezing temperatures, a Bitcoin mining company called Bitdeer was continuously running its computers until just after midnight on 14 February 2021 when Texas’ power grid operator ordered them to turn off, according to an investigation from The New York Times.
The computers were allegedly using enough electricity to power 6,500 homes.
In order to turn off the computers, Texas had to pay Bitdeer an “average of $175,000 an hour.” The computers remained off for four days, meaning Texas paid Bitdeer $18 million in the end.
#crypto2023 #BTC #opbnb #DeFiChallenge #trading $BNB $BTC $ETH