top | item 33722407 New York becomes first state to restrict cryptocurrency mining 38 points| Krontab | 3 years ago |thehill.com | reply 13 comments order hn newest [+] [-] rightbyte|3 years ago|reply "permits for fossil fuel plants used for cryptocurrency mining that utilizes “proof-of-work authentication.”".I don't get it. Are cryptominers running their own oil generators in NY?Edit: https://apnews.com/article/bitcoin-mining-new-york-power-pla...What the ... [+] [-] Arrath|3 years ago|reply Vertical integration baby! [+] [-] yostrovs|3 years ago|reply Purely guessing, but I can see a power plant that delivers base payload to mine on the side to make use of the energy not used by the grid. Coal plants usually produce more electricity than needed. Why not use it? load replies (1) [+] [-] unknown|3 years ago|reply [deleted] [+] [-] StanislavPetrov|3 years ago|reply Authoritarianism at its finest. [+] [-] feet|3 years ago|reply Those darn authoritarians won't let me destroy the environment to mine a speculative token >:( load replies (1) [+] [-] londgine|3 years ago|reply While they're at it they should also ban Christmas lights. That too wastes a similar amount of electricity for no "proper" gain. [+] [-] MisterSandman|3 years ago|reply Source? I highly doubt Christmas lights for 1 month use as much power as Bitcoin mining throught a year. [+] [-] l3uwin|3 years ago|reply When will the war on Christmas end!?!?!?
[+] [-] rightbyte|3 years ago|reply "permits for fossil fuel plants used for cryptocurrency mining that utilizes “proof-of-work authentication.”".I don't get it. Are cryptominers running their own oil generators in NY?Edit: https://apnews.com/article/bitcoin-mining-new-york-power-pla...What the ... [+] [-] Arrath|3 years ago|reply Vertical integration baby! [+] [-] yostrovs|3 years ago|reply Purely guessing, but I can see a power plant that delivers base payload to mine on the side to make use of the energy not used by the grid. Coal plants usually produce more electricity than needed. Why not use it? load replies (1)
[+] [-] yostrovs|3 years ago|reply Purely guessing, but I can see a power plant that delivers base payload to mine on the side to make use of the energy not used by the grid. Coal plants usually produce more electricity than needed. Why not use it? load replies (1)
[+] [-] StanislavPetrov|3 years ago|reply Authoritarianism at its finest. [+] [-] feet|3 years ago|reply Those darn authoritarians won't let me destroy the environment to mine a speculative token >:( load replies (1)
[+] [-] feet|3 years ago|reply Those darn authoritarians won't let me destroy the environment to mine a speculative token >:( load replies (1)
[+] [-] londgine|3 years ago|reply While they're at it they should also ban Christmas lights. That too wastes a similar amount of electricity for no "proper" gain. [+] [-] MisterSandman|3 years ago|reply Source? I highly doubt Christmas lights for 1 month use as much power as Bitcoin mining throught a year. [+] [-] l3uwin|3 years ago|reply When will the war on Christmas end!?!?!?
[+] [-] MisterSandman|3 years ago|reply Source? I highly doubt Christmas lights for 1 month use as much power as Bitcoin mining throught a year.
[+] [-] rightbyte|3 years ago|reply
I don't get it. Are cryptominers running their own oil generators in NY?
Edit: https://apnews.com/article/bitcoin-mining-new-york-power-pla...
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