Re:Making a case for JavaScript, in-browser Mining
by ddebernardy on Thursday February 15, 2018 @07:55AM
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Exactly. What more, it "only" consumes as much energy annually as a whole country because the bulk of the mining is currently done using specialized hardware.
If websites begin to crowdsource mining on their visitors' PCs using JavaScript, the energy consumption will be even higher.
If websites begin to crowdsource mining on their visitors' PCs using JavaScript, the energy consumption will be even higher.