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That makes sense. CPUs and GPUs convert most of their energy use into heat. May as well do something slightly useful with that.
No idea what the numbers are now, but last winter, I think my 3080Ti cost ~$2/day to run and generated ~$1/day in crypto.
Interesting comment about the suitcase - my brain interprets this with the train traveling from left to right, so the passengers are safe.