Cloudflare Bans Sites for Using Cryptocurrency Miners

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Good move from my perspective. The user isn't opting in to participate in this mining so it's ethical for Cloudflare to protect the user.

Opt-in mining as a form of micropayment for content might be interesting, though. But the key term there is opt-in.

> According to Cloudflare, unannounced miners are considered malware.

This suggests that Cloudflare might still allow "announced" miners, even if they aren't opt-in.

If they're well enough announced, you opt in by leaving the tab open. You can opt-out immediately by leaving.

Opt-in is clicking "opt-in" button.