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Can you mine crypto in the browser? I know there are some native hooks, presumably JavaScript is never going to give a good hash rate, but it would be interesti
by thehappypm 5y ago
Can you mine crypto in the browser? I know there are some native hooks, presumably JavaScript is never going to give a good hash rate, but it would be interesting if sites starting dropping JS tags that silently mined crypto in the background.
- kmeisthax 5y agoWASM Monero miners were a big problem years ago.
- causi 5y agoOh certainly. Back in 2018 I found my favorite site to read online comics was turning my phone into a hot plate before I blocked JS.
- matheusmoreira 5y agoCertainly. https://github.com/jtgrassie/xmr-wasm https://github.com/jtgrassie/xmr-wasm Individually hash rate will be quite poor but if you make a mining pool out of all your users everything changes. Monero mining pools even have rules prohibiting that. https://minexmr.com/miningguide https://minexmr.com/miningguide > Botnet / Web Mining Policy > Sadly it happens that Botnets often run cryptominers on infected PCs. > minexmr does not support botnets, web miners or any other illegal activities. > Any account suspected of botnet mining or web mining will be banned.