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		toblender on Nov 4, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Japanese supercomputer blisters 10 quadrillion cal... After I found out about bitcoin, it's the first thing I think about when they come out with faster hardware.

wmf on Nov 4, 2011 [–]

K doesn't have GPUs, so it sucks for Bitcoin mining. In general, supercomputers contain extra stuff that isn't useful (and thus isn't profitable) for mining.

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