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They could already do that though?



But not using the client side gpu!


I believe webGL "cryptojacking" as it's called, indeed is a thing. Not sure on prevalence though or to what extent this introduction makes it more viable for malicious actors.

I'm not sure if lots of hashing algos are gpu-ready or optimized either.




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