Concerning new report reveals hidden health risks of cryptocurrency mining: ‘I can feel it in my chest’
Residents in Granbury, Texas, where a 300-megawatt mining operation runs day and night, describe the sound as similar to living next to a jet engine. “It wakes you up. I’ll be asleep, and everything will be fine, and then I’ll wake up because I can feel it in my chest,” says Shenice Copenhaver, who lives less than a mile from the facility, per The Guardian.
“Disrupted sleep causes a cascade of other issues in someone’s life. Lack of sleep is linked to depression, higher stress levels and chronic diseases like hypertension,” explains Mary Willis, assistant professor of epidemiology at Boston University.