Oh Great, Our Lust for Bitcoin Has Kept Scientists From Contacting Aliens

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Listen, I love Bitcoin as much as the next guy. All cryptos, really. We even have a channel in the SoBros Network Slack group dedicated strictly to investing, and we all chat about Bitcoin and such. When is up? When is it down? “Hey, don’t look at your phone right now,” or “Boys! We’re buying a yacht!” All that kind of stuff. Well, now it looks like the crypto craze could have some ill-advised effects.

Credit to the good ol’ BBC:

Scientists listening out for broadcasts by extra-terrestrials are struggling to get the computer hardware they need, thanks to the crypto-currency mining craze, a radio-astronomer has said.

Seti (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) researchers want to expand operations at two observatories.

However, they have found that key computer chips are in short supply.

“We’d like to use the latest GPUs [graphics processing units]… and we can’t get ’em,” said Dan Werthimer.

Demand for GPUs has soared recently thanks to crypto-currency mining.

“That’s limiting our search for extra-terrestrials, to try to answer the question, ‘Are we alone? Is there anybody out there?’,” Dr Werthimer told the BBC.

“This is a new problem, it’s only happened on orders we’ve been trying to make in the last couple of months.”

Well, shit. I would like to say that none of us are actually mining Bitcoin. Strictly trading. So, no one can point at us and say, “shame on you.” We’re just along for the ride.

But, to the people out there mining Bitcoin, well, I would say, “I hope you’re proud of yourself. Look what you’ve done!”

Think of the breakthroughs these scientists could have had contacting aliens if not for your selfish practices. We’ve been so close for the last 50 years, and now all of those efforts are being undone because you’re mining crypto-currency.

And, how does this effect aliens that may be trying to contact us?!?! Are they still able to get through? My God – so many questions. We may never know if we’re alone in the universe. And, it could all stem from people mining Bitcoin. Damn.

Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network. He is a strong supporter of Team GSD and #BeBetter. “Big Natural” covers the Tennessee Titans, Alabama Crimson Tide football, the WWE, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley

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