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in reply to Astarion is Asexual ​:puzzle:​ :ffxiv_drk:

You mean they destroyed valuable computing equipment which availability has been compromised by the same cryptocurrency mining? I'm a staunch critic of cryptocurrencies in general but this is pure waste of high-tech equipment that most likely could have been repurposed.
in reply to Hypolite Petovan

These're Bitcoin mining rigs with ASIC chips whose one and only use is Bitcoin mining - the hardware in these are basically useless outside of mining, so crushing & recycling is a better choice than trying to reuse them.
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Hypolite Petovan
Why not? Weren't high-end graphics cards used in mining rigs?
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Hypolite Petovan
Thank you for the answer, even with no repurposing possibility I'm still not thrilled about the tech waste.