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Fnoordyesterday at 4:42 PM1 replyview on HN

From 2021: 3800 PS4 in Ukraine, thought to be a cryptocurrency farm. Was actually a FIFA bot farm. [1]

[1] https://www.eurogamer.net/ukraine-warehouse-packed-with-thou...


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3eb7988a1663yesterday at 5:12 PM

The story leaves me wanting - how did the economics play out for them? If you have an automated PS5, how much virtual currency can you grind and what is the going rate for it? What is the break-even point on a $500 console + 200W(??) 24/7.

I naively think that there are not many people willing to buy coins off of a shady website. Especially since I think the people who are most likely to want to cheat an edge are teenagers with limited funds. Would also expect that the bots are a glowing aberration vs standard player behavior.

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