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🤡 Oh joy, another riveting deep-dive into how prime numbers can solve world hunger while simultaneously making you a crypto millionaire. 📈🔗 Spoiler alert: Cunningham prime chains are about as exciting as watching paint dry, but with more math jargon to make your eyes glaze over. 💤
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Primecoin and Cunningham prime chains

Primecoin is a cryptocurrency whose mining task requires finding chains of prime numbers. It's a blockchain built on prime chains.

John D. Cook | Applied Mathematics Consulting
Hacker NewsJan 16

Primecoin and Cunningham Prime Chains

https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/01/10/prime-chains/

#HackerNews #Primecoin #CunninghamPrimeChains #Cryptocurrency #Research #MathInnovation

Primecoin and Cunningham prime chains

Primecoin is a cryptocurrency whose mining task requires finding chains of prime numbers. It's a blockchain built on prime chains.

John D. Cook | Applied Mathematics Consulting