Re:Making a case for JavaScript, in-browser Mining
by philipodonnell on Thursday February 15, 2018 @10:33AM
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> No I meant straight up paying for services through money, not selling yourself as a product.
Ah, gotcha. TBF, most of the discussion around this is about replacing ad-funded models with browser-based mining, not replacing direct payments.
> I don't pay for some services I otherwise would is because the payment process is very clunky or downright broken.
This is a great reason to look harder at in-browser mining.
Electrical utilities have far lower payment processing costs than SAAS payment providers like Stripe. They also provide a way of aggregating many microtransactions in a way that credit-card networks actively try to prevent.
Ah, gotcha. TBF, most of the discussion around this is about replacing ad-funded models with browser-based mining, not replacing direct payments.
> I don't pay for some services I otherwise would is because the payment process is very clunky or downright broken.
This is a great reason to look harder at in-browser mining.
Electrical utilities have far lower payment processing costs than SAAS payment providers like Stripe. They also provide a way of aggregating many microtransactions in a way that credit-card networks actively try to prevent.