Apr 01, 2020 at 09:31
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Who Will Mine Cryptocurrency in the Future - Quantum Computers or the Human Body?
Companies including Microsoft, IBM and Google, race to come up with cheap and effective mining solutions to improve its cost and energy efficiency. Lots of fuss has been made around quantum computing and its potential for mining. Now, the time has come for a new solution - mining with the help of human body activity.
Mar 30, 2020 at 09:01
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Microsoft Develops New Cryptocurrency Mining Technology
Microsoft recently registered a patent for a technology that uses human activities for cryptocurrency mining. According to the document, the technology leverages our brain waves and body temperature needed to perform various online tasks.
Nov 06, 2019 at 13:07
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Microsoft Windows Bug Makes it Possible to Mine Bitcoin on Old Computers
A bug on old windows computers exposes vulnerabilities that hackers could use to remotely mine cryptocurrency. More than 700k computers around the world are at risk of being used to mine bitcoin without the owners’ knowledge. A recent reports pins people using Windows 7 and below as being at risk.