Using your electric car to mine cryptocurrencies ? Is not serious; not such an idea far in the air, especially if the car in question is a Tesla and & egrave; It was still bought in the 'good years', those in which free refills for the whole life of the vehicle were guaranteed. An American geek and YouTuber expert, Siraj Raval, si & egrave; put to work and made a & quot; mini rig & quot; that fits comfortably in the frunk of his Model 3 and that & egrave; powered by the car battery itself. In the period of maximum value of Ether and Bitcoin & egrave; came to extract up to $ 800 a month . Pure profit, since, in fact, charging the car does not cost him even a penny.
The project is started about a year ago, and in the meantime Raval has been experimenting with the use of different techniques and solutions. Speaking with CNBC, the YouTuber said the best solution profitable involves hacking the car's internal computer in conjunction with the small cluster of five GPUs (the model has not been specified) placed in the front trunk. Essentially the computer runs the extraction software, which in turn delegates all the calculations to the GPUs. A previous iteration of the system involved a Mac Mini with an Apple Silicon M1 SoC, plugged into the power outlet found in the car's console.
The biggest step is. delicate & egrave; precisely the connection of the GPU to the battery, which could invalidate the warranty ; but according to Raval the game is worth the candle, at least under the current conditions of the crypto market. Is not serious; the only one who thought about it: CNBC has contacted another enterprising enthusiast who already has; a few years ago he had done a similar setup – the key element of the whole process is naturally the availability of electricity free of charge at almostch & eacute; unlimited. But ultimately, Chris Allessi had decided it wasn't worth it: sure, $ 800 a month is a lot, but it's not guaranteed forever – first, because the value of bitcoin and company still fluctuates a lot, according to why & eacute; more it goes on more & ugrave; the calculations to be performed to extract new tokens are complicated.
C & # 39; & egrave; then to consider the impact that the continuous use of current will have; on longevity of & # 39; car batteries – and given the costs … & quot; explosives & quot; of their replacement, well, let's say it's worth thinking about a little bit well before trying your hand.
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