As ad-blockers limit online news publications advertising revenue, Salon has a new idea - offering to use a reader's unused computing power to mine cryptocurrency instead of showing ads.
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Salon gives readers a choice: Disable your ad blocker or let us mine cryptocurrency
Its virtual currency of choice? Monero, a privacy-focused coin. Monero has been involved in several attempts by hackers to hijack a person's computer to mine cryptocurrency without permission, a process known as "crypto-jacking." Monero is liked by some crypto enthusiasts for its anonymity. Unlike bitcoin, the world's best-known cryptocurrency, when monero funds are transferred to a digital wallet address, they are in actuality sent to a randomly created address. This means that no one can know whether those funds were received by the recipient.
