Rise in cryptocurrency mining is hindering search for alien life
High-end GPUs have become increasingly hard to buy, say astronomers

The surge in current cryptocurrency mining has pushed demand for high-end graphics cards - particularly AMD graphics cards - so high that it's hindering scientists from the task of looking for signs of...
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