| |
KF5JRV > TECH 13.06.21 13:37l 17 Lines 1092 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 16966_KF5JRV
Read: GUEST
Subj: Bitcoin Bust
Path: IW8PGT<LU4ECL<VK2RZ<W0ARP<KF5JRV
Sent: 210613/1135Z 16966@KF5JRV.#NWAR.AR.USA.NA BPQ6.0.20
Police in the UK made a surprising miscalculation when they raided what they thought was an indoor pot farm.
Instead of weed plants growing under intense lamps, the cops say they found about 100 computers dedicated to mining Bitcoin. Though weed is still illegal in the UK, it still seems like a decidedly 21st-century turn to see Bitcoin farms taking the place of indoor weed grows.
The police raided the Bitcoin farm after spotting unusual ventilation and detecting excess heat coming from the building — often a hallmark sign that someone is running high-wattage lights for sunlight-hungry pot plants.
While Bitcoin isn’t illegal, the police also say found that the miners were stealing electricity to compensate for the energy cost of these professional setups.
Bitcoin uses even more electricity than some entire countries, as mining computers strain to solve the math problems that allow them to mine more of the crypto. That’s seemingly what created the huge amount of heat the UK police spotted.
73 de Scott KF5JRV
Pmail: KF5JRV@KF5JRV.#NWAR.AR.USA.NA
Email KF5JRV@gmail.com
Read previous mail | Read next mail
| |
