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IMO as ethical as ads, it just shouldn't run on mobile and laptops not connected to power. Otherwise I'm happy to run cryptominer from YOUR domain as long as I'
by akerro 6y ago
IMO as ethical as ads, it just shouldn't run on mobile and laptops not connected to power. Otherwise I'm happy to run cryptominer from YOUR domain as long as I'm browsing your domain.
- moepstar 6y agoWell, if all of the involved are aware what's going on it is of course a more direct way of paying back than ads...
- hopfog 6y agoI created a game where that was the monetization strategy. You accumulated dynamites in the game by doing PoW with your browser. It also worked as a bot fighting technique since it was a multiplayer game. The income was abysmal and it never felt quite right, even though I clearly prompted the user that I would use their CPU when they clicked "Mine". Since Coinhive shut down the game no longer works but here's an article about it: https://btcmanager.com/tombs-io-launches-collaborative-online-game-powered-monero-mining/ https://btcmanager.com/tombs-io-launches-collaborative-onlin...