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Bitcoin miners whose expansion plans depend on converting pipeline assets into ERCOT-approved grid capacity face increased vulnerability to regulatory delays

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"Growth plans can still run into delays. Bernstein pointed to miners it believes could be more exposed—particularly if their path to expansion depends on ERCOT approval processes to convert pipeline assets into grid-connected power capacity."

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