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		mustyoshi on Feb 23, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I heat my home by mining crypto currencies The key here is that mining pays enough to offset electricity used for mining. SETI@home doesn't pay.

amelius on Feb 23, 2021 [–]

So we need a cryptocurrency based on useful calculations instead of useless hashing.

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