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Suspected crypto mine burned in Thailand
A fire broke out in a three-story building in Chiang Mai, Thailand, caused by a suspected cryptocurrency mine. City news According to the report, 72 servers were destroyed in a fire that broke out on Friday, December 3, and the local police estimated the loss worth 2 million baht (approximately US$60,000).
No one was injured because no one was in the building, but there may be a lot of consumer GPUs-due to Continued silicon shortage-Lost.
By the beginning of 2021, Cryptominers accounted for 25% of GPU purchases, of which The total is Approximately 700,000 high-end and mid-range graphics cards.Those who are still looking for cost-priced GPUs that do not come with pre-built PCs have been waiting for Ethereum to get rid of its proof-of-work model, the latter should Reduce the demand for consumer-grade GPUs because it will eliminate a lot of mining activity.This was originally expected to happen sometime this year, but it will happen now Sometime in 2022.
Mining cryptocurrency requires a lot of electricity: part The situation in Sweden What makes it illegal in Europe is that Sweden’s own Bitcoin mining consumes electricity equivalent to 200,000 households. This kind of power starvation is harmful to the environment, but also potentially dangerous: if a house is not properly equipped to handle the electricity used by a powerful mining site with 72 servers, then yes, it could catch fire.
CityNews has a bunch Photos of buildings and damage, And that the hardware cannot be saved is an understatement.