A thousand hair dryers blowing in unison: The constant racket of bitcoin mining is annoying neighborhoods
Cryptocurrency operations require banks of computers and fans to cool them, and the din is making people who live nearby frazzled
A bitcoin mining facility in upstate New York is using electricity from a local hydroelectric plant powered by the Niagara River. The company is part of a group of miners attempting to make the industry more sustainable, both environmentally and financially. Illustration: Alex Kuzoian/WSJ
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