# In VS gijzelen bitcoin-miners het elektriciteitsgrid

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**Created:** [9 september 2024 om 09:05 UTC](https://computerclub.forum/t/in-vs-gijzelen-bitcoin-miners-het-elektriciteitsgrid/1016 "2024-09-09T09:05:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Freddy](https://computerclub.forum/user_avatar/computerclub.forum/freddy/32/1254_2.png) [@Freddy](https://computerclub.forum/u/Freddy)\
**Post date:** [9 september 2024 om 09:05 UTC](https://computerclub.forum/t/in-vs-gijzelen-bitcoin-miners-het-elektriciteitsgrid/1016/1 "2024-09-09T09:05:49Z")

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Gedeeld [door Friedrich op Mastodon](https://computerclub.social/@zelzahn#):  
[https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/08/27/why-texas-republicans-are-souring-on-crypto](https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/08/27/why-texas-republicans-are-souring-on-crypto)

→ Lezen zonder inloggen: [https://archive.ph/eIXGc#selection-1081.0-1085.151](https://archive.ph/eIXGc#selection-1081.0-1085.151)

In VS draait de cryptolobby op volle toeren. Maar in Texas hebben ze spijt, na jarenlang adverteren als de perfecte uitvalsbasis voor crypto mining:

> On the hottest and coldest days, when demand for electricity peaks and the price soars, the 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.

Zou geweldig grappig zijn, behalve dan dat er in Texas honderden mensen per jaar sterven door black-outs.

Om Molly White te quoten: [Web3 Is Going Just Great](https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/).