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You can mine Bitcoin on a Game Boy, but probably shouldn’t – CNET

Have a couple quadrillion years to spare?

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Bitcoin miners outpaced the capabilities of consumer-grade gaming hardware a few years ago, but PC graphics card prices are still off the charts. Sure, folks hoping to get in on cryptocurrency mining could buy a dedicated ASIC rig to hash out some digital currency, but there’s a much cheaper, less efficient way to get started: powering up your old Game Boy.
That’s right, someone actually figured out a way to mine Bitcoin using a Nintendo Game Boy. And no, it’s not worth it…

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