Solar energy efficiency advances and proof-of-work. Factoring in capital costs of/ access to solar panels & mining equipment, access to internet, opportunity cost for excess energy and storage capacity. Energy scarcity is a fundamental issue. Sudoku as a proof-of-work algorithm. Bitcoin mining in space.
This talk took place on September 13th 2016 at the Silicon Valley Bitcoin Meetup in Sunnyvale, California: https://www.meetup.com/Silicon-Valley-Bitcoin-Users/events/232546018/
Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/rsLrJp6cLf4
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Music: “Unbounded” by Orfan (https://www.facebook.com/Orfan/)
Outro Graphics: Phneep (http://www.phneep.com/)
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