<p><a href="http://primecoin.org/" rel="nofollow">Primecoin</a> is an example of a well-known cryptocurrency that is doing something useful. As its name implies, its utility relates to <a href="https://github.com/primecoin/primecoin/wiki/FAQ#wiki-what-are-the-advantages-of-primecoin" rel="nofollow">prime number discovery</a>:</p>

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  <p>The innovative prime proof-of-work in Primecoin not only provides security and minting to the network, but also generates a special form of prime number chains of interest to mathematical research. Thus primecoin network is energy-multiuse, compared to bitcoin network. </p>
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Colin Dean
<p>it would be amazing is there was a Cryptocoin that could be put to good use.
Like some sort of protein folding.
Curecoin, CureCancerCoin exists but it doesn't put anything towards computational research projects.
Folding@Home is an example of something that could be integrated to a cryptocoin.</p>

<p>Is there anything other than Curecoin or CCC?</p>

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can cryptocoins be put to good use? now or in the future?
Johnh
# can cryptocoins be put to good use? now or in the future?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-02-25)

it would be amazing is there was a Cryptocoin that could be put to good use.
Like some sort of protein folding.
Curecoin, CureCancerCoin exists but it doesn't put anything towards computational research projects.
Folding@Home is an example of something that could be integrated to a cryptocoin.

Is there anything other than Curecoin or CCC?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-02-25. Score: 0

[Primecoin](http://primecoin.org/) is an example of a well-known cryptocurrency that is doing something useful. As its name implies, its utility relates to [prime number discovery](https://github.com/primecoin/primecoin/wiki/FAQ#wiki-what-are-the-advantages-of-primecoin):

> The innovative prime proof-of-work in Primecoin not only provides security and minting to the network, but also generates a special form of prime number chains of interest to mathematical research. Thus primecoin network is energy-multiuse, compared to bitcoin network.


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