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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Oh my goodness, YES!

The initial concept developed by the company involved using heat generated by Bitcoin mining rigs, according to Heata Co-founder and CTO Chris Jordan.

"We literally put a Bitcoin miner in a barrel of mineral oil and plumbed it up to a radiator," he told The Register.