I don't see how Chia will be sustainable long-term. There's no way to create plots without actively destroying hardware. It's not like GPU mining where the act of mining is less abusive on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The investigation suggests the used HDDs originated in China, likely from cryptocurrency mining farms that previously mined Chia.

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If you want to kill a midrange or low-end consumer SSD, or even the wrong high-end models, for that matter, mine Chia on it. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window ...

Oh man i just had a bad thought. So since you have people installing little miners onto zombie computers. What happens when they start doing this proof of space crap onto them. And combine it with the ...