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April 30, 2018 07:26 am GMT

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. 

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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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