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Is bitcoin mining about to take off in SA?

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Carel de Jager, research group leader at the CSIR and CEO of SilverSixpence, says the country will soon be swimming in surplus solar power after years of loadshedding. Bitcoin mining is one obvious solution to this surplus. De Jager takes us through the economics of bitcoin mining.

28 Aug 2024 English South Africa Tech News · Investing

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