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  • Bitcoin Miners Halt Operations as Rainstorm Triggers Mudslides in China

    From coindesk.com

    A prolonged rainstorm in China’s Sichuan province has caused land- and mudslides, forcing some local hydropower plants and bitcoin miners to halt operations. Heavy rain has been drenching Sichuan’s mountainous Aba prefecture since Monday, with landslides now affecting 17 counties in the area, according to local government social media posts on Tuesday. Among them, the Wenchuan county appears to have suffered the most. A China Daily report further said the mudflows have disrupted local power supply and communications infrastructure, and have also resulted in at least seven deaths. Some mining facilities in ... (full story)

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TudorIoan
Aug 21, 2019 12:08pm
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Quoting Cryptobuzz
{quote} I dont think anything wrong in it. Rain has stopped Mining only in 1 part of China and BTC can be mined everywhere else. Have you not heard stocks stop trading due to Typhoon or hurricane? Or a gold/copper mine or an Oil rig stop producing due to temporary inclement weather??
OMG, what an argument for your baby!
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TudorIoan
Aug 21, 2019 6:26am
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OMG, the glorious future of crypto can be threatened by ...rain?!?
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Cryptobuzz
Aug 21, 2019 6:38am
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Quoting TudorIoan
OMG, the glorious future of crypto can be threatened by ...rain?!?
I dont think anything wrong in it. Rain has stopped Mining only in 1 part of China and BTC can be mined everywhere else. Have you not heard stocks stop trading due to Typhoon or hurricane? Or a gold/copper mine or an Oil rig stop producing due to temporary inclement weather??
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