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Mining 1 BTC in Lebanon is 783x cheaper than Italy: CoinGecko

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Mining 1 BTC in Lebanon is 783x cheaper than Italy: CoinGecko

There is a significant worldwide contrast in household electricity expenses for individual Bitcoin (

On Aug. 19, Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao posted a screenshot of this report’s data on X (formerly Twitter), questioning his 8.6 million followers why individuals in these countries with low electricity wouldn’t mine Bitcoin.

However, CZ remained skeptical and believes there might be more factors to think about. Yet, he suggested it’s worth exploring further:

“The report probably didn’t consider feasibility and other logistics. But if the data is true, there definitely seems to be some potential opportunities.”

CZ acknowledged an X user who explained that many of these countries lack sufficient electricity for them to make the most of the cheap electricity costs.

“Most of these countries are facing a shortage of electricity and usually turn off their heavy industries in the summer or during peak hours” the X user stated.

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