Evidencing the scale of bitcoin mining curtailment in the U.S., Bitcoin’s hashrate has dropped roughly 8% since the storm swept the midwest and southeast.
Sigel also noted the drop in Bitcoin's hashrate caused network congestion and resulted in 14-minute block times.
Bitcoin is inextricably linked to the real world. This is one of the coolest things about it -- that there could be a system that connects the pretend world of bits and bytes with the real world of volts and watts.
Mini boon for the heat punks
Would this mean solo miners have increased odds?
It should
Nice advantage there. The cold week ahead of us means pool miners can crank their hashpower too. Love it.
Mine are cranked up and the house is still cold. Need more miners!
Does a winter storm really prove how Bitcoin links the digital network to the physical world?
we need more bitaxes
https://twiiit.com/blockspace/status/2015811629682725199