Microsoft Files Patent For Crypto Mining System Using Body Activity Data

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Published Mar 27, 2020 11:44AM ET

Updated Mar 27, 2020 01:40PM ET

Tech giant, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), is looking to develop a cryptocurrency system which enables individuals to mine cryptocurrency using their body activity data, eliminating the need for specialized mining machines.

Microsoft published a patent dubbed “Cryptocurrency system using body activity data” on March 26. Their paperwork details a method of crypto mining which exploits data associated with a user’s body activity to exercise a new form of proof-of-work. The document further details:

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