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[โ€“] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What if we had some protocol by which the proof-of-work is transferable? Then not only would there be a cost to using the website, but also the operator would receive that cost as payment.

[โ€“] Taldan@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It's theoretically viable, but every time that has been tried has failed

There are a lot of practical issues, mainly that it's functionally identical to a crypto miner malware