Why My Energy Company Pays Me For Running A Bitcoin Miner At Home

Why My Energy Company Pays Me For Running A Bitcoin Miner At Home

Cycling home bitcoin miners with peak energy consumption times and capturing their excess heat help make the case for small-scale mining.Decentralization is a core ethos of Bitcoin. In this article, I will discuss the importance of keeping Bitcoin mining decentralized with widespread, small-scale mines. The future is competitive.Large Bitcoin mines have economies-of-scale advantages and are able to be set up in jurisdictions with the lowest power costs. While large-scale mines do play an important role in the scaling of hash power, it is important to have large- and small-scale mines.....


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