Someone built a Bitcoin mining farm in Animal Crossing

While many people have spent their time in lockdown playing the popular game Animal Crossing New Horizons on the Nintendo Switch, at least one player has put in the work to ensure his in-game character doesn’t miss Bitcoin’s recent bullish activity.

The game typically revolves around completing various simple tasks, like chopping wood and farming, in order to earn in-game currency that is used to buy items. Although the game is designed to be a relaxing, whimsical experience, it seems this isn’t enough for at least one player, who instead opted to turn his in-game kitchen into a faux Bitcoin mining operation.

The image was crossposted yesterday to the CryptoCurrency forum on Reddit and was created by Reddit user “stholli” with the caption “Other people have ironwood kitches (sic). I have a bitcoin mine.”

The creation features an Animal Crossing villager sitting in front of a computer screen surrounded by server…