2018-7-31 20:36 |
Now the small town of Rockdale, about an hour northeast of Austin, is hoping the days of “used to” are used up.
A Chinese company plans to open a Bitcoin mining operation in part of the old Alcoa plant just outside of town, bringing with it the prospect of 300-500 jobs, according to local media reports.
“We’re still trying to survive here in this little town,” Henry Miller said last week.
Mining Bitcoin uses specialized hardware and software to solve complex math problems that help make the digital currency’s transaction network more secure.
More young workers staying closer to home to train for those jobs would mean more young homeowners and more young taxpayers.
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