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Couldn't that power be used to take control over Bitcoin chain?
Tbh we probably already have that. Five Eyes is wildly held to control 50% of the TOR nodes, bitcoin cant be that much less of a priority.
no. safety of bitcoin is based on cryptography, not lack of electrical power. that would be most bizarre case of security through obscurity.
They probably meant mining.