Russian scientists arrested who wanted to use the most powerful computer for Bitcoin

The press service has said there has been an effort to use supercomputer for private purposes.

“There has been a meaningless attempt to use computer objects for private purposes”.

Supercomputers should not be connected to the Internet at all, and once scientists tried to connect it to the internet, the nuclear security department was alarmed. Scientists surrendered to the Federal Security Service, reports the Russian media, writes Insideder.

Crypto-moneds like Bitcoin don't rely on centralized computer servers. People who offer energy to process computers in the crypto-valuta system, to enable transactions to occur, can receive rewards in Bitcoins.

Salto-mine coins require great accounting power and large amounts of energy.