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Ethiopia Cuts Bitcoin Miner Power by 75% Amid El Niño Drought

Ethiopia reduces electricity for Bitcoin mining by 75 percent as El Niño-induced droughts deplete hydropower reservoirs.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 15 Sept 2026 · updated 44d ago

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First reported by businessinsider.com, 59 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 15 Sept 2026. businessinsider.com published first, on 15 September at 12:00 UTC; Bloomberg.com followed 59 min later. The most recent article, from Cointelegraph.com News, appeared on 16 September at 10:11 UTC.

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  1. Next Africa: Bitcoin Mining in Ethiopia Has a Weather Problem Bloomberg.com ·
  2. Ethiopia cuts Bitcoin miners’ power by 77% amid hydropower shortage: Report Cointelegraph.com News
  3. Ethiopia cuts power to Bitcoin miners by 75% as El Niño dries up hydropower businessinsider.com

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