Behold the pyramid scheme known as cryptocurrency mining. Man allegedly consumed $3.5 million of computing resources from Amazon and Microsoft to generate $1 million worth of digital coin.

The real crime here is all the energy consumed.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/nebraska-man-indicted-multi-million-dollar-cryptojacking-scheme

Nebraska Man Indicted for Multi-Million Dollar "Cryptojacking" Scheme

“As alleged, by hijacking cloud providers’ computing power, Parks stole millions worth of powerful computing resources to acquire cryptocurrency,” stated United States Attorney Peace. “This Office will continue to prioritize prosecuting criminal actors who use new, sophisticated technology to engage in the old scheme of fraud and deceit.”

Some people keep missing my point. The only way to make money mining cryptocurrency is to engage in felony fraud. There's no way to do it lawfully. That makes cryptocurrency mining a pyramid scheme.
And now the people missing my point are doubling down.

@dangoodin

Well, you're kinda poking the "cryptocurrency dragon" ... So it is waking up ... 😉