Millions of people have donated their unused computer power as part of “a global movement of teams and individuals committed to Protein Folding research,” according to a special anniversary update at CureCoin.net. And after two years, CureCoin is now the fourth-largest contributor to Stanford’s massively distributed computing project for disease research. An anonymous Slashdot reader writes:
CureCoin rewards citizen scientists participating in life science research through Stanford’s Folding@home… It’s actually very easy to participate — basic account setup can take as little as 20 minutes, and you’re contributing computing power with a PC or Mac while earning the tokens…

CureCoin uses a blockchain token called CURE as the means of reward. There is a growing market and exchange network for the coin. Occasional market volatility puts penny stocks to shame — which if you are risk averse, makes it fun to watch nonetheless.

Sounds more useful than that cryptocurrency which rewards its users for participating in denial-of-service attacks.

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Source: Slashdot – CureCoin Cryptocurrency Enters Third Year of Helping Disease Researchers