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> Why would Bitmain shut down their customers' hardware? I'm not them, so I don't know. That sort of mechanism doesn't build itself, though, so I have to imag

• ekimekim 9y ago
  > That sort of mechanism doesn't build itself, though, so I have to imagine they have at least one scenario in mind... Most likely this is an attempt at DRM, an ability to remotely shut down any units they've deemed infringing or violating their TOS or haven't paid a renewed licencing fee or whatever (I don't know what their business model is)
  • mikekchar 9y ago
    Much more likely IMHO is that it is a testing facility. When you are building equipment that is intended to work in a network mesh, being able to setup, tear down and simulate network problems quickly is important. It should never be in production code, but you know what engineers are like when they are pushed for deadlines.