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August 03, 2014, 03:12:42 PM
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I know the processing power of the network for mining is only good for SHA-256 hashing but please don't say just a plain, no. Let's discuss.
There must be a way of using the network for something more useful...
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August 03, 2014, 11:22:37 PM
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Quote from: remotemass on August 03, 2014, 03:12:42 PM
I know the processing power of the network for mining is only good for SHA-256 hashing but please don't say just a plain, no. Let's discuss.
There must be a way of using the network for something more useful...

You could use it to create a rainbow table for double-256 hashes of very specific character groupings.
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August 03, 2014, 11:33:11 PM
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Here are some previous discussions on the topic:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=52155.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=60703.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=86589.0
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