A New York City bathhouse and spa sparked a bit of controversy when they revealed that they were operating a small-scale bitcoin mining operation that also heated their pools. The business, named Bathouse, posted yesterday on Instagram they are operating on a Bitcoin Standard. 

Bathhouse is located in Brooklyn and accepts Bitcoin payments. The company took to social media yesterday to explain how the process actually works. 

The heat generated by their mining heats their pools, with the water returning later in the process to cool the hardware. Their post read, “Enjoy a hot pool while supporting the Bitcoin network.” 

A Bitcoin mining rig is the physical infrastructure of the computers that execute the network’s computational process. These use a fair amount of electricity—regardless of source—as well as produce a lot of noise and heat. Mining also requires cooling methods, such as Bathhouse’s process, to not overheat and run efficiently. 

Implementing their unique heating process in March 2022, their founders “were interested in what this technology can do for humanity.” Bathhouse told Decrypt they were looking for an efficient engineering solution, and trying to find ways to conserve energy.

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