<p>Has anyone here explored or pondered possibilities for meta-mining?</p>

<p>Theoretically, you could have miners work on any computational problem, and then have rewards handed out proportionally as part of a programmable smart-contract, based upon how the contribution to this mass-calculation is progressing.</p>

<p>This form of mining could itself be tied to side-chains and the actual blockchain, but executed through applications which make mining more agile and customizable to a specific computational or explorational need.</p>

<p>Are these "meta-mining" practices possible?</p>

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2015-06-30T02:19:09.233Z
You might need to suggest some possible uses of this. The suggestion for using other systems for proof of work comes up a lot, but there's very little it would actually be applicable for. Needs to have progress but probably not a huge state, not have secret contents, and no reason for people to withhold the results.
Claris
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2015-06-30T03:03:53.683Z
Running an electrical grid on a mining system, for example, could be one usage.
Ryan Strauss
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2015-06-30T03:37:32.947Z
@RyanStrauss I'm confused. What part of the electrical grid would the miners run? Would they control how power is switched?
Nick ODell
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2015-06-30T03:41:24.673Z
This question also seems very similar to http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/331/is-there-a-way-to-set-up-proof-of-work-systems-so-they-would-be-even-more-useful
Nick ODell
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2015-07-02T11:22:24.527Z
@Bitcoin correction: Mining must NOT have progress.
Jannes
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2015-07-02T11:26:39.377Z
@Jannes The whole question is sort of confused really. For proof of work you certainly don't want measurable progress, but they're not quite talking about that I didn't think. Might need to get some clarification on uses.
Claris
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2015-07-02T11:34:04.810Z
@Bitcoin yeah, the question does not make a single sense. You might be right. But then maybe it could just have (huge) state and secret contents as well. Better just wait for clarification, I guess.
Jannes
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Meta-Mining: Can mining exist in abstract states?
Ryan Strauss
# Meta-Mining: Can mining exist in abstract states?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-06-29)

Has anyone here explored or pondered possibilities for meta-mining?

Theoretically, you could have miners work on any computational problem, and then have rewards handed out proportionally as part of a programmable smart-contract, based upon how the contribution to this mass-calculation is progressing.

This form of mining could itself be tied to side-chains and the actual blockchain, but executed through applications which make mining more agile and customizable to a specific computational or explorational need.

Are these "meta-mining" practices possible?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, mining-pools, mining-theory

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You might need to suggest some possible uses of this. The suggestion for using other systems for proof of work comes up a lot, but there's very little it would actually be applicable for. Needs to have progress but probably not a huge state, not have secret contents, and no reason for people to withhold the results.  
> **username_0**: Running an electrical grid on a mining system, for example, could be one usage.  
> **username_2**: @RyanStrauss I'm confused. What part of the electrical grid would the miners run? Would they control how power is switched?  
> **username_2**: This question also seems very similar to http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/331/is-there-a-way-to-set-up-proof-of-work-systems-so-they-would-be-even-more-useful  
> **username_3**: @Bitcoin correction: Mining must NOT have progress.  
> **username_1**: @username_3 The whole question is sort of confused really. For proof of work you certainly don't want measurable progress, but they're not quite talking about that I didn't think. Might need to get some clarification on uses.  
> **username_3**: @Bitcoin yeah, the question does not make a single sense. You might be right. But then maybe it could just have (huge) state and secret contents as well. Better just wait for clarification, I guess.  

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