‘Poopcoin’: Korean professor uses bio-waste to mine crypto

Cointelegraph

Published Jul 09, 2021 07:59AM ET

Updated Jul 10, 2021 10:00AM ET

“Shitcoin” may no longer be solely a term used to describe altcoin projects with questionable value propositions, as one South Korean university professor has taken the term to a more literal dimension.

Cho Jae-weon of the National Institute of Science and Technology in Ulsan, South Korea, has created an eco-friendly toilet system that produces fertilizer and energy from human excrement.

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