Can a Fruit Fly Brain Mine Bitcoin? These Companies Are Testing It

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Can a Fruit Fly Brain Mine Bitcoin? These Companies Are Testing It

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The HashFly browser experiment demonstrates a digital neural model that performs Bitcoin hashing, showing that a simulated fruit‑fly brain could theoretically mine with higher energy efficiency than conventional ASICs; researchers claim the model reduces power consumption by up to 70 percent, prompting companies to explore bio‑inspired hardware that may reshape mining economics and lower network carbon footprints.

The HashFly browser experiment uses a digital neural model for Bitcoin hashing and projects greater efficiency from a hypothetical biological version.