Re: [tor-talk] tor + CryptoCoin = TorCoin

[Virgil Griffith <i@xxxxxxxxx>]

Please see:
https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-incentives-research-roundup-goldstar-par-braids-lira-tears-and-torcoin

-V

On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 4:04 PM Alex NoName <l8930999l@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello!
> I have some ideas to improve tor project and I'm not sure that I'm writing
> in right place. I'm operating a tor exit node for a long time, and I use
> tor not only on computer but even on my phone. Since I first installed tor
> browser I feel great improvements in tor network's speed, but exiting in
> the external sites takes some time because lack of exit nodes. Yeah, I know
> that it is a problem to operate an exit node. I often receive abuses and
> spam problems, besides some services doesn't work at all. But today I was
> thinking about bitcoins and realized that this crypto-coin uses computer
> power to calculate some hash, the same type of calculation that exit node
> proceed with every package, but more complicated. May be tor project can
> use this calculation and power not only for asking people to do so, but to
> make money on their exit nodes. I suggest to create a new type of
> crypto-coin as TorCoin and give every exit node an digital account to store
> those coins. For every tcp session or pack
>  age decryption exit node will receive a reward that can be used to buy
> smth in internal tor's network or even on external one. I think that while
> digital decentralized payment method is still making their own way into our
> everyday life, this is great opportunity for tor project to become not only
> a anonymous way of communication but something more, that will bring more
> exit nodes to this network and increase speed. And this will make people
> who operates exit node not to work as enthusiasts but to do it with all the
> responsibility as it is their main job.
> Thanks for your time, this is general concept, I can develop further with
> technical details if you think that this is good idea and we have to spent
> more time on it.
> --
> tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To unsubscribe or change other settings go to
> https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
>
-- 
tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To unsubscribe or change other settings go to
https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk