Bill Gates Dreams Of Monitoring Your Brain Activity
Beyond Bitcoin's Energy Drain A Deep Dive into "Proof of Body Activity" and Eco-Friendly Crypto The world of cryptocurrency is often associated with massive energy consumption. But what if your own biological activity could help mint digital currency? A fascinating patent from Microsoft outlines exactly that. The Patent: WO 2020/060606 Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC , this international patent application is titled "Cryptocurrency System Using Body Activity Data." It proposes a shift away from "Proof of Work" (the energy-intensive process used by Bitcoin) toward a system where human interaction validates the blockchain. How "Proof of Body Activity" Works Instead of a computer solving a math puzzle, the system verifies that a human performed a specific task by monitoring their physical response: The Task: A user is assigned a task, such as watching a...