NoCoin

Tiny browser extension aiming to block coin miners

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Tiny browser extension aiming to block coin miners

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NoCoin is a tiny browser extension aiming to block coin miners

Launch tags:Chrome Extensions•Web3

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ICYMI, some clever folks are mining cryptocurrencies via embedded ads using your computer. More on that in PC Mag.

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9yr ago

Podfan

@rrhoover PC mag paints browser coin mining as "malicious", but it isn't, necessarily. The example in the gif, coin-hive, is actually a really cool alternative to having ads support your site/game. In that example https://coin-hive.com/ gives you a short link redirects to your content after it mines for several seconds, instead of showing your users an ad. I find it to be a great alternative to seeing all the ads and popups you see for instance on that PC mag link. It seems like it could be a great way to support a game or blog without having to watch an ad.

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9yr ago

@inorganik I can't understand how utilizing an extremely inefficient mining process could be considered anything but malicious, especially when the intention is to carry it out without the user knowing it is occurring.

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9yr ago

Podfan

@bwinterrose It's not malicious, because it's not *doing* anything malicious. It's simply performing some javascript. Every time you visit a site, it performs javascript. I like this alternative to ads, because personally I hate ads, but this way it supports the creator.

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9yr ago

@bwinterrose @inorganik Curious, how does this actually work JavaScript wise? Does it use web assembly? Because as a Front End Dev I've never heard of mining bitcoin client side. Or is it more of a delegated task from the server that just performs some calculations client side?

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9yr ago

Podfan

@oelmekki So,if you are opposing Monero/coin hive for being anonymous, do you oppose using cash? Cash is in many ways more valuable than electronic transactions because of this. I think this adds value to Monero

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9yr ago

Simplified Twitter

Looks like the thepiratebay mine coins using your browser too. Maybe this could replace ads in the future as a way to make revenue? https://www.tweaktown.com/news/5...

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9yr ago

I totally agree with the others, what if this was the alternative to watching ads or paying for a subscription. Frankly my machine has available resources unless I happen to be rendering video or doing somethine else which isn't all that often. Back in 2000 I installed SETI at home, why haven't we done that yet for crypto and give people stuff in return?

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9yr ago

Anyone know any other sites besides Pirate Bay doing this? I think it's a great alternative to ads and a way for media sites to replace ad blocking losses.

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9yr ago

Scout

for example, someone mention about using keyreply chat widget will cause CPU usage shooting high as well, you can try on their website https://keyreply.com and see that, using this plugin immediately the CPU usage back to normal

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9yr ago

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