Every block mined discovers prime gaps — distances between consecutive primes that contribute to number theory research.
Miners search for large gaps between consecutive prime numbers. The computational work is identical to scientific prime gap searches.
Each valid gap is measured by its merit: gap / ln(p). Higher merit means a rarer, more mathematically significant discovery.
Record-worthy gaps discovered by miners join the global prime gap database maintained by mathematicians worldwide.
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1989 – 2017
Jonnie Frey created Gapcoin, the first cryptocurrency whose Proof-of-Work advanced prime gap research. He proved that the energy spent securing a blockchain could simultaneously contribute to human knowledge.
Freycoin carries his vision forward.