uBlock Origin Developers Take Steps to Block Cryptocurrency Mining Scripts » The Merkle News

It has become rather evident that embedding cryptocurrency mining scripts in web pages can be a very lucrative business. The Pirate Bay recently experimented with such a script to potentially replace its ad revenue model. However, this technology can also be used for far more nefarious purposes. uBlock Origin, one of the world’s most famous ad blockers, has built in a feature that blocks these mining scripts altogether. Web-based Cryptocurrency Mining Scripts are odd The concept of mining cryptocurrency using a web browser makes very little sense to the average person. It only gets more confusing when one realizes he or she is not mining for

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