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Discussion on: In-Browser Crypto Mining (With Permission) As A Way To Monetize Traffic?

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Ben Halpern

I like the idea of leveraging client computing power with permission. Scientists sometimes distribute work this way in order to conduct compute-intensive experiments.

I'm not sure I like this in the context of cryptocurrency that much. It strikes me as unlikely that this would amount to a net positive for anyone. Computer toil for the sake of toil is an element of cryptocurrency that I just find distasteful.