"It stays back in your dorm room making money for you while you are in school, taking exams or doing your homework", said Cines a student of Penn State's State College.
A study done on some other colleges found instances of mining taking place in the schools.
But it has its challenges which includes
- High cost of electricity
- Much heat generation
- Risk of getting hacked
Although the students have got their way of overcoming some of these challenges, the most daring one remain the risk of been hacked which can also put the school network in danger.
You can read the full article here.
https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/08/10/the-new-miners-wave-of-cryptomining-at-colleges-businesses-raising-h.html
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STOPGood morning @davideliyahu
Thx for commenting on my last post.
Just checked your profile just to realize that we seem to share a number of interests :)
In particular that we both share a similar passion towards cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology :)
Thx for that quite informative post. Keep up with creating interesting content.
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Read what is written, and do college students in your country mine btc in their dorm room?