Before you start reading, let me tell you that I’ve spiced things up a bit and added a touch of gamification to this article. At the very end, there are 4 tasks, the answers to which serve as access codes to a text file containing promo codes for topping up balances on the residential proxy service 2Captcha (they’re not there just for show — there’s a reason behind it).
Please, approach this article not as an attempt to sell you something at any cost, but as information that cannot be ignored. I’m not advocating diving headfirst into this story, by any means. I stumbled upon it myself just to test things out, and I fully acknowledge that it might turn out to be a hamster scam.
So, if you’ve come here expecting to read about the legalization of narcotics, I’m sorry to disappoint you — we’ll be talking a bit about a different “grass,” the one named Grass, which “grows” in the digital space. This startup exchanges regular users’ internet traffic for points and sells it to companies involved in training neural networks.
A bit confusing and unclear, isn’t it? Points, neural networks, and the internet — what’s the connection? Let’s dig deeper!
So, a relatively young startup — which in January raised around $3.5 million in investments.
Recently, information has surfaced, awaiting confirmation, that the project has closed a new investment round with $500 million.
Moreover, it’s more accurate to say that even before attracting $500 million, some cryptocurrency exchanges showed interest in the activity of this company. In particular, Huobi and Coinbase wrote about it in their blogs (I won’t leave links to them, naturally, because I’m too lazy to search), and Binance also mentioned Grass in their Twitter post, while Notcoin posted a Telegram post mentioning Grass.
What could this signify? Well, both that Grass is effectively managing its marketing budget by fueling interest in its activity and that this company will be listed on a cryptocurrency exchange, with all the ensuing consequences.
The impending listing is being shouted from all corners, which could either entice or, conversely, remind one of the story of “Peter and the Wolf.” It’s said that the company may be listed very soon, before the start of altcoin season (whatever that means). The beginning of point sales on the pre-market also indicates this (or maybe not, I don’t know how this works). In general, we’re done with theory; now let’s get practical.
Now a bit about the mechanics of earning points, since officially no one has declared that there will be tokens (yet).
Finally, legal “grass” in the international market… So, the user installs an extension in their browser (currently only works in Chrome), which will take part of the unused traffic and pass it on to companies that train neural networks. Frankly, I’m not entirely sure why companies that train neural networks need internet traffic from a hypothetical Omsk; it seems more like disguised traffic collection for resale in the form of residential proxies. But never mind, the company probably wouldn’t have been able to attract $500 million if everything were that simple.
So, you need to install the extension, register on the website, and start earning points in exchange for your internet usage. It’s all straightforward; you just need to occasionally check that the connection hasn’t dropped and the points keep coming in.
Finally, legal “grass” in the international market… The only thing to keep in mind is that registration is only possible with a promo code. At the bottom, above the registration button, you need to enter a promo code. In this case, here’s the code: OkxHzI1P9H1pXi8
Did it ever occur to anyone that this could be sped up a bit? If yes, then here’s a simple and effective method I used:
What you’ll need:
- Anti-Detect Browser (Dolphin Anti).
- Proxies.
Some time for setup. You can download the Anti-Detect Browser from the link — first register on their website, then log into the application on your computer. By default (on the free plan), you get access to 10 profiles (you can create 10 browsers) with different IPs and browser fingerprints. This can be solved by installing the application on another device (or on a dedicated server); the more profiles, the more points, you get the idea.
Now for the proxies — I use 2captcha residential proxies. Residential proxies might be slightly more expensive than static ones, but they use real people’s IP addresses, which increases trust from the service where we’re redirecting this traffic.
For convenience, I’ve created a spreadsheet where I keep track of all my accounts, with all the proxies, logins, and passwords.
One more important thing — you need to have your device sharing internet for at least 100 hours (there’s a suspicion that on April 9th, the farming will end, and having 100 hours will be the pass to move forward).
Tasks (If you’ve claimed and used the promo code, please leave a message in the file that the promo code has been used):
In which year was the first computer created?
Which operating system is the oldest among those currently existing (translate the answer into numbers — use the English alphabet)?
Which computer virus is considered one of the most destructive in history?
Using the ASCII code, decode the word — 77 101 100 105 117 109
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