Yes, spend money to buy BTC and switch off unprofitable miners is always better....
Example:
At the end of the month, u mine at a 50 dollar loss. U spent 1000 dollars on electricity. Hence, mining gives u 950 dollars of bitcoin only. U have lost 50 dollars.
It is BETTER if u just switch off miners and buy 10000 dollars of bitcoin instead. U would then have 1000 dollars of bitcoin. Mining would have given u 950 dollars of bitcoin. Your miner has attained doorstop status. I have 2 of those too haha. Mine is D3.
Where would this magical $10k come from that I would use to buy BTC? My miners are just fine. YMMV
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