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Kosovo pulls the plug on its energy-guzzling bitcoin miners

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Tags: cryptocurrency, kosovo, energy, regulation, technology, bitcoin, bitcoin mining, author.daniel boffey, source.the guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/16/panic-as-kosovo-pulls-the-plug-on-its-energy-guzzling-bitcoin-miners

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Daniel Boffey
Published
Jan 16 2022
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901 words

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  1. skybrian
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    From the article: Apparently that's ending? Are they going to cut off power?

    From the article:

    The largest-scale crypto mining is thought to be taking place in the north of the country, where the Serb-majority population refuse to recognise Kosovo as an independent state and have consequently not paid for electricity for more than two decades.

    Apparently that's ending? Are they going to cut off power?

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