News A Server Farm That Was Likely Mining Crypto Burst Into Flames

[Admin]

A server farm believed to be devoted to cryptocurrency mining burst into flames and caused over 2 million baht in damages.

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[Endymio]

$60K in total damages? Even if one assumes the resultant fire damaged no buildings or other property, that's a rather insignificant "server farm". It may be better described as "one apartment with a pile of second-hand computers"; hardly an event worth reporting half a globe away, unless the editors are hurting badly for content.

 

[kanewolf]

That new "Pyro coin" is very volatile

 

[Co BIY]

60k - A fender bender between two new cars can reach that pretty easily.

How come commenting is not loading on many articles ? Like the latest on about the Intel ARC announcement.

 

[OriginFree]

A server farm believed to be devoted to cryptocurrency mining burst into flames and caused over 2 million baht in damages.

A Server Farm That Was Likely Mining Crypto Burst Into Flames : Read more

$60k ... so 3 3090s.

 

[slash3]

It was an apartment with a rack of ASIC miners in it. There are photos posted on the source site which the author would have seen if they'd clicked through.

 

[Krotow]

Seems another reason to ban this kind of "home mining"