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Idea floats for protein-folding proof-of-work cryptocurrency
Original: The person that creates a #crypto currency where the proof of compute is the result of some protein #folding or somethin
A suggestion circulating online proposes a cryptocurrency whose proof-of-work mechanism would be protein folding or a similar scientific computation, rather than conventional mining that consumes GPU power on arbitrary calculations. The author argues this would redirect otherwise wasted computing capacity toward useful research, framing current mining as wasteful heat production that also enables theft of coins used to fund weapons programmes.
Why now: The idea links ongoing debate over cryptocurrency's energy waste to a concrete scientific alternative, prompting discussion
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- The person that creates a #crypto currency where the proof of compute is the result of some protein #folding or something similar instead of being wasted GPU cycles producing heat and garbage so that the North Koreans can steal more #coins and build more #nuclear weapons should… · frodehommedal.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy · 1
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