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By Augustine Mbam - December 27, 2022 - 5 Mins Read

Mining Cryptocurrency with… Human Heat?

Things are definitely getting weird with cryptocurrency as time goes by. Everyone wants to own it, but not many people can actually afford to buy it. In that case, you could start mining some crypto coins, but you would need a lot of computer power and electricity to support the whole process.

Alternatively, you could use human energy to mine cryptocurrency. Sounds futuristic? Well, because it is, a certain start-up is sure that this is the future of cryptocurrency mining and an easy and cheap way to earn some coins. 

The Institute of Human Obsolescence (IoHO), a start-up from the Netherlands, came up with a brilliant idea to use human warmth to mine cryptocurrency. Users need to wear a rather experimental suit while they sleep in order for the whole thing to work. For around 200 hours of mining, a group of 37 people managed to mine more than 17 thousand different crypto coins!