美国政府经禁止美国国家科学基金会（ NSF）的研究人员未经授权使用联邦资助的超级计算机，用于比特币挖矿的研究工作。
该行政行为披露在最新美国国家科学基金会办公室颁发给国会的一般审查报告中（ OIG ），并于最近在网上发布。
没有透露姓名的研究人员被指控曾在美国国家科学基金会资助的电脑活动中使用超过15万美元的费用来挖矿，产生估计8,000至10,000美元的BTC 。
研究人员声称，他只是在测试超级计算机，但他隶属的两个大学否认他们曾授权这种行动。
此外，报告称，有证据表明，调查已导致个别人采取措施来隐藏挖掘工作，他表示：
“研究人员远程访问计算机系统，可能已经采取措施来掩饰他的活动，包括通过一个在欧洲的镜像站点来访问超级计算机。 ”
该报告总结指出，美国国家科学基金会已经暂停为美国政府机构提供进一步的工作。
未回答的问题
美国国家科学基金会OIG报告指出，该机构收到关于未经授权的活动报告后，滥用计算机的行为才被揭露。
然而，美国国家科学基金会没有提供进一步的详细信息，关于如何发现这些滥用行为的。
该报告也给了比特币的基本概况，并指出比特币不是一个“独立于国家货币之外的虚拟货币” ，而是可以通过一定的交易转换成真正的货币。
越来越多的事件
引人注目的公告，已经不是第一次报道，谴责研究人员利用尖端电脑私自挖矿。
今年二月，哈佛大学研究人员私自偷挖狗币被抓后，禁止访问大学的一切研究计算设备。
大学的计算机的先进设备和免费供电，已成为吸引大学生挖矿的一块磁铁。例如，4月下旬，美国爱荷华州立大学表示，因为大学生企图挖矿，计算机安全系统采用折衷方案。
评论：美国政府禁止得对，如果人类的贪婪阻碍了科技的进步，那可真是明珠暗投，得不偿失。
US Government Bans Researcher for Supercomputer Bitcoin Mining
A National Science Foundation (NSF) researcher has been barred from working with the US government following the discovery that he used federally funded supercomputers to mine bitcoin without authorization.
The administrative action was revealed as part of the latest NSF Office of Inspector General (OIG) report issued to Congress and recently posted online.
The unnamed researcher is alleged to have used more than $150,000 in NSF-supported computer activity to generate an estimated $8,000 to $10,000 in BTC.
The researcher asserted that he was simply conducting tests on the supercomputers, but both of his affiliated universities denied that they had authorized such actions.
Further, the report asserts that investigations lead to evidence that the individual had taken steps to hide the mining efforts, stating:
“The researcher accessed the computer systems remotely and may have taken steps to conceal his activities, including accessing one supercomputer through a mirror site in Europe.”
The report summary concluded by indicating that the NSF has been suspended from providing any further work to any US government body.
Unanswered questions
The NSF OIG report suggested that the abuse was uncovered by the agency after it received reports about the unauthorized activity.
However, no further details about how these discoveries were made were provided.
The report also gave a basic overview of bitcoin, noting that it is a “virtual currency that is independent of national currencies”, and that it can be converted into real currencies using certain exchanges.
Increasing incidents
The announcement, while notable, is not the first time that a researcher has been reprimanded for using cutting-edge computers without permission to mine digital currencies.
This February a Harvard researcher was barred from accessing any of the university’s research computing facilities after he was caught mining dogecoin.
University computers have also become a magnet for students looking to generate digital currencies using advanced equipment and the free power universities provide. For example, in late April, Iowa State University indicated that its computer security systems were compromised by students attempting to mine bitcoin.
Hat tip to Bitcoin Magazine
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From: CoinDesk
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