Fracking’s flared gas now powers Bitcoin mining

Unconventional oil & gas (fracking) combined with unconventional Bitcoin.

Bitcoin mining powered by what used to be flared gas from fracking. How will the far left react?

Rather than just flaring the associated gas from oil fracking operations in remote areas, a company has instead used the excess gas to power Bitcoin mining operations, which require large amounts of energy.

dailyinterlake.com ↗

#oilandgas #fracking #bitcoin

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