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123-Year-Old Hydroelectric Plant Sees New Life Mining Bitcoin — Revenue 3x Higher Than Selling to the Grid

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On Thursday local reports from Mechanicville, the city located in Saratoga County, New York, say that an old hydroelectric plant constructed back in 1897 was almost dismantled, but today the plant is mining bitcoins. The Mechanicville facility is considered one of the oldest renewable energy plants in the world, and it’s now making “more money … Read more

National Grid Confirms Bitcoin Mining Is “No Threat” to the UK’s Electricity Infrastructure

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The topic of cryptocurrency mining has been highlighted from many different angles over the past few months. Especially when it comes to the concept of mining Bitcoin, there are some interesting challenges ahead. According to the UK’s National Grid, Bitcoin mining is not a big risk to Britain’s electricity infrastructure. UK’s Power Grid and Cryptocurrency … Read more