This makes me think of a project that I am pretty heavily invested in. It is called BOID and basically you mine tokens by using the spare processing power of your computer. The more resources you put towards it the more Boid Power you generate. The more Boid Power you have, the more BOID you earn. The token is worth next to nothing, but the real value comes in the fact that while mining tokens you are also solving real world problems with your computer like mapping cancer markers or researching a cure for Covid. It is kind of cool.