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Show HN: No Coin – A browser extension to block coin miners

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Re: Show HN: No Coin – A browser extension to block coin miners

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Post by eyezick »

ComputerGuru wrote: post #2

For context: The Pirate Bay is now launching a javascript-based Monero miner in all visitors' browsers to mine coins for them in the background (possibly as an alternative to ads).

CPU mining is so unprofitable, but I suppose with thousands of users..

Re: Show HN: No Coin – A browser extension to block coin miners

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Post by ComputerGuru »

eyezick wrote: post #3
ComputerGuru wrote: post #2

For context: The Pirate Bay is now launching a javascript-based Monero miner in all visitors' browsers to mine coins for them in the background (possibly as an alternative to ads).

CPU mining is so unprofitable, but I suppose with thousands of users..

According to the reddit thread on the matter, even at TPB's scale they were looking at only a month.

I wonder why CoinHive isn't using WebGL for this.

Re: Show HN: No Coin – A browser extension to block coin miners

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Post by slg »

ComputerGuru wrote: post #2

For context: The Pirate Bay is now launching a javascript-based Monero miner in all visitors' browsers to mine coins for them in the background (possibly as an alternative to ads).

As long as there is disclosure of it and the mining is relatively efficient, that is a very interesting business model. The site collects revenue relative to the amount of time users spend on the site and not the number of page/ad views. It is also a pretty seamless way to integrate micropayments from users into a site. Handing over a credit card number or similar is a big barrier to overcome while this requires no setup for the user. As a user I might prefer this to ads in certain circumstances.

Re: Show HN: No Coin – A browser extension to block coin miners

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Post by Freak_NL »

ComputerGuru wrote: post #2

For context: The Pirate Bay is now launching a javascript-based Monero miner in all visitors' browsers to mine coins for them in the background (possibly as an alternative to ads).

I wonder how many users experience their computer slowing to a crawl with such soft-/malware.

Re: Show HN: No Coin – A browser extension to block coin miners

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Post by benologist »

ComputerGuru wrote: post #4
eyezick wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

CPU mining is so unprofitable, but I suppose with thousands of users..

According to the reddit thread on the matter, even at TPB's scale they were looking at only a month . I wonder why CoinHive isn't using WebGL for this.

That $500 was probably what they made within the hours they tested the code, as they do millions of pageviews an hour. Reddit still thinks they're lucky to cover a handful of servers LOL.

Re: Show HN: No Coin – A browser extension to block coin miners

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Post by tentaTherapist »

ComputerGuru wrote: post #4
eyezick wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

CPU mining is so unprofitable, but I suppose with thousands of users..

According to the reddit thread on the matter, even at TPB's scale they were looking at only a month . I wonder why CoinHive isn't using WebGL for this.

But if most users have integrated graphics, and even with dedicated graphics cards the improvement is nowhere near an order of magnitude, would it be much better?
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