MARA’s Bitcoin Mining Became a Nightmare for this Texas Town

A 4-year-long dispute between residents of rural Hood County and a nearby Bitcoin mining operation has exposed the social costs of Texas’ crypto boom. Homeowners turned against one of the state’s largest digital-asset miners. At the center of the conflict is a large Bitcoin mine operated by MARA Holdings near Granbury in unincorporated Hood County. Bitcoin Mining Becomes a Constant Mental Torture Neighbors say a constant, low-frequency hum from the facility’s cooling systems has turned daily life into what they describe as a never-ending ordeal source: https://beincrypto.com/marathon-digital-bitcoin-mining-texas-hood-county-crisis/