Topic: U.S. probe finds bitcoin mining operation interfered with broadband network (Read 127 times)
February 16, 2018, 05:51:01 PM
The problem is relatively easy to fix.
February 16, 2018, 05:32:13 PM
Who is still mining with an S5?
Seems like the cheapest energy you can get is around 6c/kWh, and you're going to earn a whooping 4$ a month.
But, if the story is even 1% true, that guy is going to have in a few years a hospital bill worth x million more.
Just how broken would have to be those PSU to interfere with a LTE network?
Seems like the cheapest energy you can get is around 6c/kWh, and you're going to earn a whooping 4$ a month.
But, if the story is even 1% true, that guy is going to have in a few years a hospital bill worth x million more.
Just how broken would have to be those PSU to interfere with a LTE network?
February 16, 2018, 08:02:03 AM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crypto-currencies-fcc/u-s-probe-finds-bitcoin-mining-operation-interfered-with-broadband-network-idUSKCN1FZ321
This is really bad for mining operations in the United States.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday an investigation had found that a Brooklyn bitcoin mining operation interfered with T-Mobile US Inc’s (TMUS.O) broadband network.
The company had complained about interference to its 700 MHz LTE network in Brooklyn from radio emissions it said were coming from a Brooklyn residence mining for the cryptocurrency - verifying bitcoin transactions.
The FCC said its investigation determined the user was “generating spurious emissions on frequencies assigned to T-Mobile’s broadband network and causing harmful interference.”
The agency’s enforcement bureau said in a letter dated Thursday that continued use of an operation known as “Antminer s5 Bitcoin Miner” would constitute a violation of federal law and could result in fines, criminal prosecution or seizure of the equipment.
The company had complained about interference to its 700 MHz LTE network in Brooklyn from radio emissions it said were coming from a Brooklyn residence mining for the cryptocurrency - verifying bitcoin transactions.
The FCC said its investigation determined the user was “generating spurious emissions on frequencies assigned to T-Mobile’s broadband network and causing harmful interference.”
The agency’s enforcement bureau said in a letter dated Thursday that continued use of an operation known as “Antminer s5 Bitcoin Miner” would constitute a violation of federal law and could result in fines, criminal prosecution or seizure of the equipment.
This is really bad for mining operations in the United States.
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