The New York Times' Skewed Bitcoin Mining Exposé Reveals Blatant Bias
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Bitcoin Mining in Texas
The New York Times reported that Bitcoin miners in Texas turned off power during a winter storm. The state has an incentive program to encourage the use of energy-saving applications at times of peak load. Aaron Carroll: This article frames it as some sort of nefarious manipulation. He says reporters may have uncovered genuine questions about the structure of incentives available to large scale power customers, but they didn't report on them.
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