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April 30, 2018 07:26 am GMT
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UNICEF is fundraising through in-browser cryptocurrency mining
Taking control of one's browser to mine cryptocurrency has a somewhat of a negative connotation, but UNICEF Australia is seemingly doing it for good.
The charity has launched something called The HopePage, which allows people to make a donation by keeping the webpage open and using your computer's CPU to mine those digital dollars. It taps into an application by Coinhive, which mines Monero.
Each time you visit the page, you'll have to confirm and select how much processing power (between 20 to 80 percent) you want to give over. Read more...
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