When I look at the rise of the #prices of hard drives because of the new #cryptocurrency #Chia, I have the feeling that hard drives will become the new tulips...
background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania
Chia #Coin now using over 1 exabyte of #storage, HDD/SSD shortage feared
Actually, I had hoped we would use the Internet for knowledge exchange and international understanding and not for such a #waste of #resources.
#xch #economy #technology #internet #hype #hdd #ssd #hardware #news #environment
