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I love their first FAQ. You don't often see a service that comes out and says "This probably isn't for you." > Q: Will This Work On My Site? > A: Technically y
by wakamoleguy 9y ago
I love their first FAQ. You don't often see a service that comes out and says "This probably isn't for you."
> Q: Will This Work On My Site?
> A: Technically yes, economically probably not.
That same answer goes on to discuss how much revenue you could actually expect from using this crypto miner: "With just 10–20 active miners on your site, you can expect a monthly revenue of about 0.3 XMR (~$29)."
It seems like in some situations, where users are incentivized to stick around and mine for a bit, this could be an effective model. It seems like there is room for improvement in tuning power consumption and fees charged. Plus, if ad blockers block miners, it's likely a non-starter... but the merits of that are a different debate.
- Kiro 9y agoThe FAQ is copypasted word-by-word from Coinhive though which I find kind of sloppy and non-serious.
- wakamoleguy 9y agoHmm. That definitely seems sketchy. I'll redirect my love elsewhere.
- j_s 9y agoShow HN: Coinhive – Embeddable JavaScript Crypto Miner | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15246145 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15246145 (Sep 2017) Mentions https://medium.com/@MaxenceCornet/coinhive-review-embeddable-javascript-crypto-miner-806f7024cde8 https://medium.com/@MaxenceCornet/coinhive-review-embeddable... $0.36 a day For this exact website, it’s 4 to 5 times less than what it makes with non-intrusive ads (banner + text only)