This appears to be reporting on a paper published in "Cryptoeconomic Systems", a relatively new journal with negligible impact. The paper [1] proposes the use

This appears to be reporting on a paper published in "Cryptoeconomic Systems", a relatively new journal with negligible impact. The paper [1] proposes the use of a Szilard engine to convert data into energy. This is an astoundingly silly concept on the border between thermodynamics and information theory -- it is not something which can be physically realized in any practical form. [1]: https://cryptoeconomicsystems.pubpub.org/pub/murialdo-physical-asset-stablecoin/release/2 https://cryptoeconomicsystems.pubpub.org/pub/murialdo-physic...