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Will firefox add Cryptocurrency mining blocking by default

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Opera recently updated their browser to automatically block crypto mining sites from using the browser for mining

Any plans for firefox to do the same in the future? This is for desktop and mobile

https://www.pcmag.com/news/358266/opera-adds-anti-cryptocurrency-mining-feature-to-browser

Opera recently updated their browser to automatically block crypto mining sites from using the browser for mining Any plans for firefox to do the same in the future? This is for desktop and mobile https://www.pcmag.com/news/358266/opera-adds-anti-cryptocurrency-mining-feature-to-browser

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The issue with adding a feature that can be covered by an extension is often times it end up being more basic or stripped down in features and may be only in about:config settings vs a gui.

Modified by James