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Russian nuclear weapons engineers caught mining bitcoin with supercomputer -- (link)

Posted by GregW (aka not2fast) Feb 9 '18, 11:25

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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/02/russian-nuclear-weapons-engineers-caught-%C2%AD%C2%AD%C2%AD%C2%ADminting-blockchange-with-supercomputer/ (arstechnica.com)

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initial gut reaction: uh, better bitcoin than nukes? -- nm - crash davis Feb 9, 11:52 1
- nuclear bitcoin -- nm - Spawn Feb 9, 12:33
The energy issue with crypocurrency seems to be an impasse to broader use/implementation, no? -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Feb 9, 11:31 2
- It does represent the largest percentage of the cost of mining. -- nm - GregW Feb 9, 11:34
- Using Greece's annual energy consumption to confirm the purchase of a car seems... troublesome. -- nm - Reagen Feb 9, 11:33
In Russia Nuclear Bitcoins mine you -- nm - Bacon Feb 9, 11:27

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