There are at least 100 billion planets in our galaxy alone, so β€” statistically speaking β€” there’s a pretty decent chance we’re not alone in the universe. Unfortunately, radio-astronomers are having a harder time discovering whether or not that’s the case, thanks in no small measure to cryptocurrency mining. We’re Not Saying It’s Miners, but … The demand for high-powered hardware by miners of cryptocurrency is crippling radio-astronomers’ search for extraterrestrial life. According to the Read More The post Crypto Miners Crippling Search for Alien Life appeared first on Bitcoinist.com.



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