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> ... and driving back up the prices of GPUs as we finally find a use for them Bitcoin is mined using ASICs while Ethereum is now using proof-of-stake. These t

> ... and driving back up the prices of GPUs as we finally find a use for them Bitcoin is mined using ASICs while Ethereum is now using proof-of-stake. These two represent more than 30x the value of the next shitcoin (not counting stablecoin). What coins are still mined using GPUs?

echelon 3y ago
I don't know, but the price of used 4090s has gone up $500 in the last quarter.
- x86x87 3y ago
  But let's blame it on crypto anyway? This makes zero sense
  - echelon 3y ago
    I've been buying in small bulk quantities from crypto people. These people told me crypto people are buying the GPUs again. There's even some crypto website they showed me where they get pricing information and comparables. I don't know or care what coins people mine, just that their activities have restarted and that it's making demand go up.
    - x86x87 3y ago
      This is unsubstantiated by the fact that it does not make sense to mine on GPUs. And it hasn't made sense in years.
      - echelon 3y ago
        I don't know what to tell you. I don't have time to get to the bottom of it, this is just what I'm told by my supplier.
- pcthrowaway 3y ago
  You can't think of another thing that is popular now which would be responsible?
- aftbit 3y ago
  Crypto people were never using as many 4090s as they were 4060s and 4070s. Their price has gone up because of the AI craze, not crypto, as they are one of the few consumer nvidia cards with enough ram and compute to run decent local LLMs.
- Grangar 3y ago
  That's because of ML use.