Home Appliances Are Now Being Used To Mine Cryptocurrency

As if people needed more reminders of how pervasive cryptocurrency is becoming, even home appliances and amenities are now being used to mine the digital coins. At least, this is the case of a heater being offered by a startup, which essentially makes money while providing warmth to the people using it.

Taking advantage of the soaring crypto market, French startup Qarnot is selling a heater called QC-1, Futurism reports. The unit contains a pair of AMD GPUs, which mine cryptocurrency while also providing heat, which can come in handy in Europe due to blizzards that are expected to become commonplace in the region over the coming years.

As the company notes on its website, users are basically earning money while staying warm, which can be a really good deal depending on certain circumstances. After all, financial experts already agree that cryptocurrency is here to stay, though, the value of each is not exactly set in stone.

“The heat of your QC-1 is generated by the 2 graphics cards embedded in the device and mining crypto-currencies or blockchain transactions: while heating, you create money,” the site description reads.

By default, the unit is set to mine Ethereum, but it can be set to mine other types of cryptocurrency. Apparently, the company does not take a cut from the money that the customers earn while using the heaters, either. This means that all of the profits go to the users.

On that note, a crypto mining rig doesn’t have to specifically be intended as a heater in order to function as one. Motherboard recently provided an example of how useful mining-specific rigs can be in providing heat during cold seasons, especially since the rise in temperature comes as part of the package with such units. In fact, mining rigs can actually present a problem in warmer climates because they cost money to maintain due to the coolers that need to be bought.