The biggest bitcoin miner in Texas is shutting down ahead of blast of winter weather in the state
Bitcoin miner Riot Blockchain is voluntarily powering down its operations until the new major winter storm approaches to conserve energy for the Lone Star state's power grid.
Riot, the biggest bitcoin miner in Texas and among the biggest publicly traded crypto mining firms, initiated preparation to shut down its Whinstone facility Tuesday morning and will remain powered down until the extreme cold weather front moves away from the region, spokesperson Trystine Payfer told Insider Thursday.
