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by nk1tz 3049 days ago
Implying it won't accelerate the development of more/better solar.
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There is already a huge demand for electrical power in the world, especially clean one. Bitcoin won't add anything specific for solar.
There is huge demand for electrical power, but there is only huge desire for clean electrical power. I'm sure Bitcoin miners want to use clean power, but if it means they have tighter margins as a result, then non-clean will be what they stick with. (Bitcoin used only as placeholder here).