According to the news of
Bitcoin.com, graphics card manufacturer Nvidia has asked its vendors to limit the number of graphics cards they sell to cryptocurrency miners. The company’s move is meant to mitigate the exorbitant pricing and supply problems caused by the increasing profitability of cryptocurrencies.
Cryptocurrency miners crush gamers in the graphics card market in three different ways. First, ASIC manufacturers like Bitmain place more orders from graphics chip manufacturers like TSMC, leaving less production capacity for Nvidia. Second, large mining facilities purchase large volumes of graphics cards directly from factories in China before entering the market. Third, smaller professional miners buy hundreds of cards from vendors, increasing the price and preventing the cards from reaching players.