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- 1Hut 8 wins $140M bid for former Poolin mining sites in Texas●Hut 8 wins $140M bid for former Poolin Bitcoin mining sites in Texas, pending court approval
Bitcoin miner Hut 8 has won an auction with a $140 million bid to acquire former Poolin Bitcoin mining facilities in Texas, though the deal still awaits court approval. The acquisition would expand Hut 8's mining capacity in the state, a major hub for US Bitcoin mining. The outcome follows a bankruptcy process involving Poolin's mining operations.
- 2Alabama garage sale becomes protest against county bitcoin mine▼"Find a different place": Garage sale fuels fight against Morgan County bitcoin mining facility
Residents of Morgan County, Alabama are using a neighborhood garage sale as a rallying point in their fight against a bitcoin mining facility operating nearby. Opponents say the cryptocurrency operation's noise and disruption are harming quality of life, and are urging it to 'find a different place' to operate. The garage sale is doubling as a community organizing event for the growing local opposition movement.