{"id":302474,"date":"2021-07-19T15:09:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T12:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/seized-ps4-consoles-in-ukraine-used-for-fifa-accounts-not-crypto-mining\/"},"modified":"2021-07-19T15:09:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T12:09:11","slug":"seized-ps4-consoles-in-ukraine-used-for-fifa-accounts-not-crypto-mining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/seized-ps4-consoles-in-ukraine-used-for-fifa-accounts-not-crypto-mining\/","title":{"rendered":"# Seized PS4 consoles in Ukraine used for FIFA accounts, not crypto mining"},"content":{"rendered":"

“# Seized PS4 consoles in Ukraine used for FIFA accounts, not crypto mining <\/strong>”
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Last week, Cointelegraph reported the seizure of 3,800 PlayStation consoles allegedly being used to mine cryptocurrency. The confiscated gaming units were among a stash of hardware discovered by Ukrainian authorities during a raid on a farmhouse accused of tampering with electric meters to steal power from the local grid.<\/p>\n

Based on the initial reports at the time, the PS4 consoles, graphics cards, processing units, and other hardware found at the scene was being used for illegal crypto mining operations. <\/p>\n

However, according to an investigation<\/a> by Ukrainian business publication Delo, the seized PlayStation consoles were being used to generate cards and coins for FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT), a game<\/a> mode in the popular FIFA football game title.<\/p>\n

Players usually have to earn FUT coins and cards by winning football matches on the game but the busted warehouse was allegedly generating black market variants of these in-game items. According to Delo, Ukraine\u2019s Secret Service is yet to confirm or deny its findings with the agency electing to keep details of the ongoing investigation under wraps.<\/p>\n

Related: <\/em><\/strong>Ukrainian police seize 3,800 PS4 consoles used for illegal crypto mining<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Cointelegraph\u2019s initial report did cast doubts on the likelihood of the illegal operation being used for crypto mining stating: <\/p>\n

\u201cPlayStation 4 is not the ideal rig to mine cryptocurrency. Given its slightly outdated configuration compared to many mining rigs available today, even a 16-console PS4 setup would fail to generate meaningful returns with legal electricity usage.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

However, using gaming hardware to mine cryptocurrencies is not unheard of and has in fact been linked with graphics processing unit (GPU) shortages for non-crypto mining users. Increasing demand for GPUs from miners coupled with a global semiconductor shortage saw budget PC gamers unable to secure next-generation graphics cards for their hardware.<\/p>\n