BITCOIN MINER: The rise of Ethereum could help some bitcoin miners

Bitcoin mining gets more difficult over time, and so it now takes more electricity and money to mine for the cryptocurrency than ever before.
The rise of ether, another cryptocurrency, and the appreciation of bitcoin could help maintain the profitability of bitcoin mining, despite increasing cost and difficulty.
It's getting more difficult to mine bitcoins, but that doesn't mean miners are packing up their servers and seeking greener pastures. 
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