Bitcoin miners with cash and their sights on a long-term commitment are finding themselves in talks about building new facilities near power plants in the far-flung corners of Texas’ deregulated grid, and in other states like Wyoming and Nebraska. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Image: John King, Mayor of Rockdale, and Jim Gibson, Executive Director of the Rockdale Municipal Development District. Their 5,500-person Texas town has become a destination for cryptocurrency mining.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Click the link in our bio to read the full story. Photography by theotherchrislee for restofworld.⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ #china #texas #chinacrypto #crypto #cryptomining #bitcoin #bitcoinmining #poolin #cryptocurrency #miningpool #tech #chinatech #rockdale