• explodicle@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    What if we had some protocol by which the proof-of-work is transferable? Then not only would there be a cost to using the website, but also the operator would receive that cost as payment.

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      3 months ago

      It’s theoretically viable, but every time that has been tried has failed

      There are a lot of practical issues, mainly that it’s functionally identical to a crypto miner malware