> maybe it sounds crazy but have you ever thought about cryptomining inside TBB,
on relays or about a TorDonationBundle?
Not crazy, and I wouldn't dismiss the idea out of hand, but I can think of at least three reasons why this might be a bad idea.
First, certain of our enemies have had it in for cryptocurrencies for some time, and appear to have done quite a bit of work to identify individual users of cryptocurrencies and to monitor blockchains. Literally mining Bitcoin (or another such) inside Tor Browser would likely only increase their fury toward the Tor community.
Second, mining cryptocurrency uses a lot of computing power, and relays are not likely to have any to spare (they need to use power to build new circuits and more generally, to do cryptography correctly). So relays should probably not be used to mine cryptocurrency.
Third, mining cryptocurrency inside your own computer, whether this is associated with Tor Browser use or not, is increasingly likely to be noticed by intelligence agencies which monitor in near real time the energy demand from individual households, via the "smart grids" which have been installed in many cities across the world, including Europe, the Americas, and Asia. So I would fear that if Tor users are allowed (or compelled) to mine cryptocurrency while using Tor, the tax authorities might turn up demanding a cut of the e-minted coinage, or the utility might retaliate against people whose Tor use or cryptocurrency mining is inferred from "suspicious patterns" of high demand from the CPUs in their computers.
> TorProject needs cash…
> TorProject needs cash. fact.
Indubitably.
> maybe it sounds crazy but have you ever thought about cryptomining inside TBB,
on relays or about a TorDonationBundle?
Not crazy, and I wouldn't dismiss the idea out of hand, but I can think of at least three reasons why this might be a bad idea.
First, certain of our enemies have had it in for cryptocurrencies for some time, and appear to have done quite a bit of work to identify individual users of cryptocurrencies and to monitor blockchains. Literally mining Bitcoin (or another such) inside Tor Browser would likely only increase their fury toward the Tor community.
Second, mining cryptocurrency uses a lot of computing power, and relays are not likely to have any to spare (they need to use power to build new circuits and more generally, to do cryptography correctly). So relays should probably not be used to mine cryptocurrency.
Third, mining cryptocurrency inside your own computer, whether this is associated with Tor Browser use or not, is increasingly likely to be noticed by intelligence agencies which monitor in near real time the energy demand from individual households, via the "smart grids" which have been installed in many cities across the world, including Europe, the Americas, and Asia. So I would fear that if Tor users are allowed (or compelled) to mine cryptocurrency while using Tor, the tax authorities might turn up demanding a cut of the e-minted coinage, or the utility might retaliate against people whose Tor use or cryptocurrency mining is inferred from "suspicious patterns" of high demand from the CPUs in their computers.