Britain's electricity prices skyrocketed! (b/c of Bitcoin obviously)

[zhalox]

Just saw this moments ago...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/8562207/Millions-of-households-face-record-high-energy-bills.html

[mewantsbitcoins]

cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnnts!!!!!!!!!!

[zhalox]

Just wait until this happens in America, Obama won't be happy (large scale mining isn't exactly environmentally friendly)...

[Freakin]

drop, meet bucket.

[Findeton]

Just wait until this happens in America, Obama won't be happy (large scale mining isn't exactly environmentally friendly)...

They can always try mining, or charge your electricity bills in bitcoins.

[WilliamJohnson]

I don't think Bitcoin has anything to do with it.
There are like, what, a few thousand miners in the UK?

[Vandroiy]

I don't think Bitcoin has anything to do with it.
There are like, what, a few thousand miners in the UK?

It might very well be Bitcoin. Electricity market doesn't usually see high fluctuations, so a systematic change like Bitcoin will push prices up.

[Freakin]

I don't think Bitcoin has anything to do with it.
There are like, what, a few thousand miners in the UK?

It might very well be Bitcoin. Electricity market doesn't usually see high fluctuations, so a systematic change like Bitcoin will push prices up.

Lol there is absolutely 0% chance this is due to bitcoins. Like not even in the ballpark of material energy increase.

[IIOII]

I don't think Bitcoin has anything to do with it.
There are like, what, a few thousand miners in the UK?

It might very well be Bitcoin. Electricity market doesn't usually see high fluctuations, so a systematic change like Bitcoin will push prices up.

Lol there is absolutely 0% chance this is due to bitcoins. Like not even in the ballpark of material energy increase.

In the future when every household is mining it'll be possible...