Exercise will be paid with cryptocurrency

Large corporations have long been interested in blockchain. So in 2020, Microsoft patentedown mining system through physical activity.

According to the patent, users will be able to receivecryptocurrency for physical and mental activity. The document does not say about the assets used, whether the company will use existing coins or create its own token for these purposes.

To mine cryptocurrency, the user will have toconnect special sensors to the body that will monitor heartbeat, brain activity and other parameters. The information collected will help determine what a person is currently doing. If he completes a given task, such as running a 3,000-meter race or watching a video, he can receive a reward in cryptocurrency. 

Unfortunately, having a patent does not yet guaranteethe imminent launch of such technology. However, this is not Microsoft's only initiative in the cryptocurrency space. According to Social.Bet, the corporation previously invested in Bakkt. 

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