Cruz suggested Bitcoin as a possible solution for the broken power grid that failed during a storm in Texas last winter, just before the senator fled to Cancun, Mexico.

Texas Blackouts
Texas Wants To Ban A California Ban On Natural Gas For New Construction
The legislation is a response to “what is happening on the West coast” where cities have passed energy efficiency plans.
Texas Blackouts: A Lesson In Public Systems for Private Gains
“We were just four and a half minutes from a total grid failure in Texas, which could have caused blackouts for weeks and even months.”
Texans Deserve Their $17,000 Bills Because They “Gambled On A Very, Very Low Rate” For Power?
“…people need to read the fine print in those kinds of bills and we may even end that type of variable plan because people were surprised.”
Mississippi Joins Texas In “Failed State” Status As Water System Collapse Continues
“It’s about privatization and profit.”
Texas Nuke Plant Was 3 Minutes From Going Totally Off-Line During Blackouts
“We came dangerously close to losing the system.”
Texas GOP Experiment Of The Past 20 Years Is An Abysmal Failure
What followed was a multidecade experiment in deregulation that has now left millions of Texas residents freezing and without power.
Cancun Cruz Used Campaign Funds for Travel, Security And Dog Sitting Costs?
Cruz dipped into his campaign account to pay the guard to do household chores, such as caring for Snowflake.
Texas Freeze Released Tons Of Air Pollutants As Refineries Shut Down
That flaring darkened the skies in eastern Texas with smoke visible for miles.
Texas Utilities Ready To Shut-Off Residents If Legislation Doesn’t Stop Them
Gov. Abbott said that a moratorium on shut-offs is needed while the state legislature deals with bills that people can’t afford to pay.