Small Texas Town Tries (and Fails) to Block Noisy Bitcoin Miners with Big Dreams
For years now, the residents have been losing their peace-and their sanity-thanks to the never-ending noise from MARA’s machines. Sleepless nights? Check. Headaches? Check. Hearing problems? Oh, definitely. Some folks have even packed up and left, heading for places that don’t sound like the inside of a jet engine. MARA tried to help by building a 24-foot wall and swapping out some of its noisy cooling fans for quieter liquid systems. But, as you can guess, the noise is still there, louder than ever.


