Chia is in the headlines for all the right and wrong reasons right now, with the storage-focused cryptocurrency created by BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen burning through HDDs and SSDs like there's no ...

Chia cryptocurrency blew into the scene weeks ago, melting storage and eating up SSD supplies worldwide -- but just how much storage has Chia eaten through in the last few months? 10 exabytes. 1 ...

Cryptocurrencies have not only changed the way some see and exchange money, it has also changed how some companies make and sell computer components. By moving money to the purely digital realm, ...

Cryptocurrency mining has been a bane on gamers hoping to score a graphics card at fair market value, but just wait until the storage market dries up, too. Perhaps (hopefully) it will not happen. It ...

If you want to kill a midrange or low-end consumer SSD, or even the wrong high-end models, for that matter, mine Chia on it. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window ...

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I don't see how Chia will be sustainable long-term. There's no way to create plots without actively destroying hardware. It's not like GPU mining where the act of mining is less abusive on the ...

Oh man i just had a bad thought. So since you have people installing little miners onto zombie computers. What happens when they start doing this proof of space crap onto them. And combine it with the ...