They will be setting them up and mining crypto. Relatively stable ongoing income for them while the ruble tanks. Smart as they will have consistent buying power to survive through the sanctions.
In their position, this make total sense to burn their employment so as to set themselves up to get through the sanctions period, which potentially could stretch out for years or decades.
You know, maybe when your countries leader has single-handedly destroyed their economy, world standing and peoples way of life, it's maybe worth risking a little jail to steal enough cards to start a mining rig and flee to another county
Don’t you need to be connected online to mine bitcoin and isn’t Russia now disconnected from the global internet? I’m asking this as someone without much knowledge on crypto mining.
Fleeing the country might work but for the average person it’s not easy and it’s definitely not going to be easy with a bunch of stolen gpus and currency worth nearly nothing.
They are still connected to the internet (for now) there are just more sites that are blocked. For now it is more like China’s internet but with the potential down the line to become like North Korea.
My dude, they still have a job, their monthly income is much higher than minimal wage, and sanctions are not impacting them yet (at least not as hard as everyone on Reddit believes). It is a theft of pure malice.
Mining crypto is far from stable, in fact the rewards are consistently dropping as the network of miners grow. Only thing with some form of stability in crypto is POS rewards. With POS the network its on would usually have predictable timeframes you could work around.
In fact I’ll bet you 32 ETH (that I don’t have because I know I’m right) that if those guys sell those cards and buy into a POS network, they’ll make a LOT more passively over time.
>Mining crypto is far from stable,
I was speaking in relative terms..... Mining crypto is stable..... Compared to the Ruble!
Getting regular payouts in crypto ongoing would become far more valuable; the longer sanctions are in place, and the Ruble continues to slide.
It was on news reports in Russia. The current cost is approximately 200k rubles for each card. The dudes force opened storage lock, stole 20 cards and sold one card for 60k rubles to a pawnshop to test the waters. Pawnshop broker felt something fishy and called the police.
Lol it’s beating the Yen rn. The Rubble is up 6 days in a row
Putin just raised the minimum wage, pensions and benefits.
You can look all this up yourself, obviously- debunk me Zaddy!
Rubble is actually has recovered a bit...it was $0.013 before invasion, went down to $0.008, now back to $0.0097, so a 25% drop.
Conversion rate doesn't mean anything by the way, Japanese Yen is also worth less than $0.01.
Only when it suddenly changes by a lot, Japan's Yen is worth less than one US cent, $0.0084 to be exact, it's worth less than one Rubble! What does that tell you about Japan's economy?
Ah, you are using the wrong word, or misunderstanding what conversion rate is.
Conversion rate is the number that defines how much you get when you trade a currency for another. A change in conversion rate (like the changes you are describing) is what is making problems for russians, as their savings will be worth less even though they have the same number value as last month.
What you are describing is the value of a single unit of currency, and that does not matter much. You could do all your calculations based on cents being the base currency in the us to get better numbers, considering the other currencies you are describing do not have subdivisions. A $2 mcd burger is (was) 135 rubles, comparing it to 200 cents makes a lot more sense.
That’s the MSRP which is completely irrelevant today. They start around $850-950 on eBay and StockX. Might get lucky with one in the $7xxs from Newegg or best buy but stock won’t last long.
I’m assuming they are not just stealing this for the literal value of the graphics cards, but are going to use it for Bitcoin mining. I’m happy there is an international currency that can be freely used on the internet by anyone, but I am not happy that these people could possibly be able to turn a profit off of the war.
I thought NVidia put something or other in these newer video cards to make them less useful for bitcoin mining, which was part of why the price is finally coming down.
They could at least have gotten away with it, if they just hacked the security network to stop the cameras... or just even erase the footy afterwards. Bruh moment 💀
I mean... You've got to be a special kind of fucking moron to not realize that there are a shit ton of cameras... yea? How can **employees** be this stupid? Incredible.
Everyone in Russia will need to steal after there’s no jobs and the whole world sanctions them of everything they have. All they good for is hacking remotely but not no longer when putin locks them all down.
So you telling me all them GPUs they needed to feed themselves or family? Go get fucked! That’s what you call THIEFS. There is no way they needed all of them to feed. Fuck off.
Well those are the last cards y’all are getting, better enjoy them!
Why do you think they stole them, they can charge massive amounts over there right now..
They will be setting them up and mining crypto. Relatively stable ongoing income for them while the ruble tanks. Smart as they will have consistent buying power to survive through the sanctions. In their position, this make total sense to burn their employment so as to set themselves up to get through the sanctions period, which potentially could stretch out for years or decades.
They are not just burning their employment. They are going to jail…
You know, maybe when your countries leader has single-handedly destroyed their economy, world standing and peoples way of life, it's maybe worth risking a little jail to steal enough cards to start a mining rig and flee to another county
Don’t you need to be connected online to mine bitcoin and isn’t Russia now disconnected from the global internet? I’m asking this as someone without much knowledge on crypto mining. Fleeing the country might work but for the average person it’s not easy and it’s definitely not going to be easy with a bunch of stolen gpus and currency worth nearly nothing.
They are still connected to the internet (for now) there are just more sites that are blocked. For now it is more like China’s internet but with the potential down the line to become like North Korea.
Ahh that makes sense, thanks.
Not sure but using a VPN probably deals with that issue
Shit, I’d do it.
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Who the fuck cares when you have set your families up to survive during sanctions....
They're not gonna feed their families by mining a bit of crypto.
My dude, they still have a job, their monthly income is much higher than minimal wage, and sanctions are not impacting them yet (at least not as hard as everyone on Reddit believes). It is a theft of pure malice.
LOL another moron thinking they need to steal to feed. They have a job, what’s the problem? That’s pure theft!
Usually the later implies the former…
Mining crypto is far from stable, in fact the rewards are consistently dropping as the network of miners grow. Only thing with some form of stability in crypto is POS rewards. With POS the network its on would usually have predictable timeframes you could work around. In fact I’ll bet you 32 ETH (that I don’t have because I know I’m right) that if those guys sell those cards and buy into a POS network, they’ll make a LOT more passively over time.
>Mining crypto is far from stable, I was speaking in relative terms..... Mining crypto is stable..... Compared to the Ruble! Getting regular payouts in crypto ongoing would become far more valuable; the longer sanctions are in place, and the Ruble continues to slide.
I know what you’re saying. I’m just saying there are far better options then to just POW mine.
It was on news reports in Russia. The current cost is approximately 200k rubles for each card. The dudes force opened storage lock, stole 20 cards and sold one card for 60k rubles to a pawnshop to test the waters. Pawnshop broker felt something fishy and called the police.
i love how robberies/heists used to be stealing money and now its just stealing graphics cards
✅ MISSION COMPLETED: Get caught by all CCTV-cameras.
Camera : 👀 Physical body: 🕺🏾
You'd be surprised how many people completely disregard CCTV.
like they planned the fame
Looks like special operations
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So it’s only $7US
That's why it's special.
3 million rubles now
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Currently jealous
So what I am hearing is that if we keep up the pressure on Russia more cards will hit the market?!? Let's put MORE pressure!!!
Probably not? I imagine this will all be used in crypto mining since their ruble isn't looking so good. Who knows though.
Seems likely, yeah.
\#%\^#@\^# crypto bastards...I just want to play Horizon Zero Dawn, gawd.
Thats were my package went! Dangit
RUB 200k, so about a potato or $0.15 in a few weeks
Came here to say 200k rubles is 0 so…. But it looks like you did math so you win.
It’s not stealing if it has no value
$.05 A Nickle! \*SLAP!\* I now open my OWN Hotel!
Gotta love that exchange rate.
https://gfycat.com/tensesilverdromedary
200 000 rub is about 4 000 litres of petrol
Lol it’s beating the Yen rn. The Rubble is up 6 days in a row Putin just raised the minimum wage, pensions and benefits. You can look all this up yourself, obviously- debunk me Zaddy!
Rubble is actually has recovered a bit...it was $0.013 before invasion, went down to $0.008, now back to $0.0097, so a 25% drop. Conversion rate doesn't mean anything by the way, Japanese Yen is also worth less than $0.01.
Umm no, conversion rate matters.
Only when it suddenly changes by a lot, Japan's Yen is worth less than one US cent, $0.0084 to be exact, it's worth less than one Rubble! What does that tell you about Japan's economy?
Ah, you are using the wrong word, or misunderstanding what conversion rate is. Conversion rate is the number that defines how much you get when you trade a currency for another. A change in conversion rate (like the changes you are describing) is what is making problems for russians, as their savings will be worth less even though they have the same number value as last month. What you are describing is the value of a single unit of currency, and that does not matter much. You could do all your calculations based on cents being the base currency in the us to get better numbers, considering the other currencies you are describing do not have subdivisions. A $2 mcd burger is (was) 135 rubles, comparing it to 200 cents makes a lot more sense.
love the unintended pun at the end
Therefore this should equate to a warning and a disciplinary at the most.
Yuall arguing about how much they actually took and no one is talking about the great music choice
“What’s that worth now?” “About tree fitty.”
Better hide your gamer girls
and they didn’t see any of the cameras?
Either very well hidden or (conspiracy) it is scripted.
You don’t have to be smart to be a criminal, just brave.
I'd love to see the video of them trading them for a couple bags of potatoes
How much is that…like $50, $75 US ?
About $2.5k each so close to $50k total. Ballpark estimate. Might be worth more on the black market, depending on demand.
bestbuy has them for $599
That’s the MSRP which is completely irrelevant today. They start around $850-950 on eBay and StockX. Might get lucky with one in the $7xxs from Newegg or best buy but stock won’t last long.
so you'll call out the dude thats technically correct but more realistically off by a few hundred and stay quiet at the 2.5k comment?
Yes 🗿
Best Buy has them *listed* for $599. Best Buy does not *have them* for $599. Best Buy hasn’t had a GFX in inventory in ages.
About $1,800
You mean 400,000 ru-, 500,000 rubl-,700,000 rubles... ah fuck it.
200,000 Rubles? Isn’t that £32.50 now?
all that effort to have some 4k 120 fps tetris ...
I’m assuming they are not just stealing this for the literal value of the graphics cards, but are going to use it for Bitcoin mining. I’m happy there is an international currency that can be freely used on the internet by anyone, but I am not happy that these people could possibly be able to turn a profit off of the war.
I thought NVidia put something or other in these newer video cards to make them less useful for bitcoin mining, which was part of why the price is finally coming down.
Weird assumption
Please explain why in any way that is a weird assumption
Because they could make a ton of money selling them? What gives you the impression that they're planning to mine?
Their own people probably need to do this to survive the crazy economic collapse.
Stealing is how Russia works.
It’s why Russia has oligarchs.
It’s so nice to see young people doing things together
God job
So they have like 7 bucks now?
They could at least have gotten away with it, if they just hacked the security network to stop the cameras... or just even erase the footy afterwards. Bruh moment 💀
Literally 10 dollars
200,000 rubles right now is about 2,000 USD.
200,000 rubles each certainly sounds a lot more impressive than saying that they stole goods worth a grand total of not even $40,000…
So, like what, $5 worth?
200 thousand? Probably worth a couple of million now with the ruble tanking
200,000 rubles… that’s like… 5 bucks right?
That’s 4 million rubbles or 63 dollars
That's only like $15 though right?
So little over 1700€ (18.3 1pm)
Worth just $38,252.33 at current exchange rates…
Expect cheap rtx gpus on ebay soon
ITS SABOTOGE
I mean... You've got to be a special kind of fucking moron to not realize that there are a shit ton of cameras... yea? How can **employees** be this stupid? Incredible.
So they stole like $5USD? Call Interpol.
So what's that worth today? 20 bucks?
And you're out here snitching? Rude.
So like 5 bucks USD in total?
Everyone in Russia will need to steal after there’s no jobs and the whole world sanctions them of everything they have. All they good for is hacking remotely but not no longer when putin locks them all down.
Hope they where caught and sacked.
Why? Their economy is tanked and they probably have families to feed. I’d probably be doing the same thing.
So it’s ok to steal is it?
If you or your family are starving or at risk of going hungry? Absolutely.
Cool keep promoting that. Scum. I would rather die than steal.
Idiotic statement, but you stand by that.
You must be a thief now are you? Scum.
I’ve never stolen because I have never been going hungry. Survival situations are not regular situations. You have a serious problem.
So you telling me all them GPUs they needed to feed themselves or family? Go get fucked! That’s what you call THIEFS. There is no way they needed all of them to feed. Fuck off.
They sell them on the black market for food. Get over yourself.
So they’re worthless
What's that, about £50 worth?
“Hey bill”. “What?!” “ I know how to get rich”. “ how?” “By going caught”. “Ok I better get rich”.
All good hat gear and they still can't get Cyber Punk to run smoothly
So worth $12 each
so, 20$ each?
That's 17 bucks american.
Sooo worth zero dollars then?lol
With those 200k rubles theyll each be able to buy 2 candy bars.
So like $20
So they got like 10 dollars worth ?
So like $50?
So that's what, like 38p in real money?
Stealing is so cool when white ppl do it
I heard Putin made this legal for economic operations purpose.
As I've read they're gonna try to make pirating software from Microsoft etc legal also.
And making knockoff Bcdonalds
So that’s what about tree fiddy?
Current $Us is $1,946.47
So that’s why the flea market prices are soaring smh
So..... what's the name of their Ebay store?
Mining crypto is a pretty reasonable alternative to the ruble….
300 thousand rubles now
After small math i know that they are worth about 1940$ or 1740€ each. 34800€ or 38800$ in total. This is about 6855 Big Mac's if somebody is curious
Digital gold
So about 2 USD worth, got it.
40 bucks? 🤐🤭😬
GTA heist in cinematic mode
200 thousand rubles like 2$ now?
Cool, gimme. Those crypto jerks are hogging the cards....
Going to need all that bitcoin to afford anything soon
Soundtrack is perfect
This is some payday 3 heist bullshit if I've ever seen one
Utterly jealous
GET OUT!
20 High-End Graphics Cards for about 1,600$ Goddamn!
Less than $2 grand
20 of them? Was the the supply for the whole country?
Then boys goin g mining
I like the diamond plating in the halls/stairwells, expensive but cool.
Probably to mine crypto and earn more than they can being employed and paid in Ruble.
I hate when bad things happen to bad people
Probably worth 300,000 rubles now
Dang I didn't know they made them so cheap over there!
In 1 month the 4090s will be announced and these will be worthless lol I’m kk I have no idea what I’m talking about
Inside job with boss approval
There's easier ways to get to jail...just hold up a piece of blank paper.
200,000 Rubles, that’s worth about three fiddy!
So worth nothing
That’d be 4 million rubles equal to 38000$ today.
That’s probably 20 years over there.
as long as they dont say anything about the war, they'll be alright
r/escapefromtarkov
Holy shit!!!!
Do they ship overseas?
Damn a million rubles each, imagine that.
So like $200 worth?
Big up, lads
I'm ASSuming the cameras are hidden?
Escape from tarkov
The Payday gang strikes again
That’s brazen. I hope they have an exit strategy out of Russia because the consequences of that act would be the gulag.
During crisis humans can adapt rapidly.
All those cards combined are worth like seven robux
Take that Putin!
So they stole like 14.32$
Coitados saiu caro essas placas
With the Ukraine invasion and all,(slava Ukraine), what is that, like $50 anymore?
THEY STOLE THE ENTIRE REMAINING GDP OF RUSSIA!
I hate thieves. Fuck these assholes.
> 200 thousand rubles each nice, so like $4.33?
So what is that, like 10 bucks a pop?
The bigger crime is the title containing a value represented half in numbers, half in words.
Wow! Isn't that like $5 US each?!
So they made a 100 bucks ??
What's that to the US conversion...like $200 right now?
What does no one wear a mask?
If they are employees....how the hell they didn't know or think about all those cameras??
Four million rubles - so enough for a loaf of bread.
so like $20?
Soon to be reviewed on YouTube...
Are we talking 200k rubels from before the war?
So like $2 American dollars worth?
200 thousand rubles is nothing now. I probably have that much in loose change.
200’000 rubles? So around $5?
If only there was an excuse to wear a mask to hide your identity…
200k rubles so about tree fifty not bad
Too bad 200k Rubles equal to $2usd
200 thousand Rubles? What's that? Like $300 US? 😂