MinorMiner: we turn your kid's mathematics homework into Bitcoin
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A quirky startup called MinorMiner is turning children's math homework into Bitcoin mining power. Founded by Hobert Reaton, the company uses a platform that converts complex crypto algorithms into simple arithmetic questions for kids to solve. "We send children their homework, they crunch through it, and then together we transform their sweat into digital gold," Reaton explains. The system relies on a custom Python library called CUDAAAAGH to distribute calculations across a network of young "computation partners." While currently too slow to be competitive, MinorMiner aims to speed up by parallelizing work and lobbying for curriculum changes. "Kids need to learn how to calculate a SHA-256 themselves, end-to-end," Reaton insists, eyeing future expansion into AI and cloud computing.
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