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Protein Folding Cryptocurrency Idea Circulates Online
Original: The person that creates a #crypto currency where the proof of compute is the result of some protein #folding or somethin
A social media user has proposed creating a cryptocurrency whose proof-of-work mechanism runs protein folding calculations instead of wasting GPU cycles on heat and other byproducts. The idea is framed as a way to make crypto mining scientifically useful, with the author criticizing current mining's energy waste and links to coin theft used to fund nuclear weapons programs.
Why now: The proposal offers a potentially useful alternative to wasteful crypto mining, sparking discussion about whether proof-of-work could serve scientific research.
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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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