JustTooMuchTime
11-02-2013, 10:13 PM
"Much like the way distributed computing projects like SETI@home or Folding@home work by using the idle processor cycles of your computer to contribute to crunching numbers in a massive swarm, the Icominer mines bitcoins to funnel into the developer's wallet. The main difference here, however, is you're actively opting in to downloading and installing SETI@home or Folding@home, versus having your battery drained to mine bitcoins for someone else on your iPhone".
Free to Play Takes an Evil Turn: Passively Using Your Phone to Mine Bitcoins for Developers | Touch Arcade (http://toucharcade.com/2013/11/01/free-to-play-takes-an-evil-turn-passively-using-your-phone-to-mine-bitcoins-for-developers/)
Free to Play Takes an Evil Turn: Passively Using Your Phone to Mine Bitcoins for Developers | Touch Arcade (http://toucharcade.com/2013/11/01/free-to-play-takes-an-evil-turn-passively-using-your-phone-to-mine-bitcoins-for-developers/)