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This system actually existed for awhile, it was called Coinhive. Each visitor would be treated like a node in a mining pool with “credit” for the resources going to the site owner. Somewhat predictably it became primarily used by hackers who would inject the code on high profile sites or use advertising networks.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/03/who-and-what-is-coinhive...






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