[ddtaylor]

> How is this different than mining for Bitcoin or any other virtual currency?

Bitcoin mining is finding y < sha256(sha256(x)) - that's it. When you mine coin you don't give anyone the ability to execute Turing complete code. Even their transaction "scripting" language isn't Turing complete.

> I want to make sure my CPU is not used for illegal means and then the FBI busted down my door because my CPU was part of a peer to peer network serving [illegal material]?

You run the same risks every time you click a link in a web browser currently. It can execute WASM code and it has network access.