Grid Alerts Threaten Crypto: How 100-Degree Temps Impacted Bitcoin Mining

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Triple-digit temperatures and soaring wholesale electricity prices reportedly squeezed U.S. bitcoin mining operations. High Prices Trigger Miner Curtailments A record-setting heat dome that recently blanketed the eastern United States and forced the U.S. Department of Energy to issue emergency orders put the heat on bitcoin miners operating within or drawing power from the regions affected […]