There actually is a thing called FoldingCoin whose 'proof of work' is based on finding new proteins:
https://www.centralcharts.com/en/559171-folding-coin/informations
Don't know if it ever caught on.
Phosphenes
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2025-01-28 10:39:32 UTC
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