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Microsoft has proposed to use the human body for cryptocurrency mining

Microsoft on March 26 published a patent application under the self-titled name “Cryptocurrency system that uses data on body activity.”

The document says that a sensor can be connected to the user’s body, which would read data on its activity and transmit them to the cryptocurrency system. The latter, in turn, verifies the information received, and if it meets pre-established conditions, rewards the user with digital currency.

“For example, a brain wave or body heat generated by a user when he performs a task provided by a provider of information or services, such as watching ads or using certain Internet services. All this can be involved in the mining process. “, – says the description of a fundamentally new version of the Proof-of-Work (PoW) algorithm.

Thus, Microsoft offers an alternative to the capital and energy-intensive traditional PoW mining.

Earlier, ForkLog reported that the Chinese central bank has filed 84 patents for various technologies related to the launch of the national digital currency.

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