Tag: Currency

QC1 Cryptocurrency Heater

Posted on by doctorbobt

Qarnot, a French startup, revealed a new heater made specifically for cryptocurrency mining. The QC1 heats your home through an internal computer that has been optimized for mining cryptocurrency. It’s amazing how much heat these mining rigs generate so it is probably a great little heater.

Some features of the QC1 according to the Qarnot website include:

  • The heat of the QC-1 is generated by the 2 graphics cards embedded in the device and mining cryptocurrencies or blockchain transactions: while heating, you create money.
    You can watch in real time how crypto markets are trending, on your mobile app and on your QC-1 LEDs.
  • It doesn’t embed any mobile part (no fans, no hard drives). This system, developed by Qarnot, is IP-protected.
  • You can monitor the mining mode of your device, activate a heating booster mode in addition to the mining level when you are cold, on the device and on your app.

      • The price is about 2,900 Euros so it’s not inexpensive, but in line with some rigs optimized for mining. Check it out at Tech Crunch.

Doge To The Rescue!

Posted on by doctorbobt

Dogecoin has been around since 2013 and is often though of as a joke. Indeed it was created on a whim, it is playing a critical role in helping Ethereum solve a problem.

According to coindesk on February 5, Dogecoin factored into an experiment that successfully showcased one of Ethereum’s more enterprising projects. From coingdesk:

On that date, the much-anticipated technology truebit successfully sent dogecoin to ethereum’s Rinkeby testnet, where it became a distinct asset on that blockchain. A historic first, the transaction marked the completion of a years-long project developers see as a stepping stone toward the interoperability of crypto assets more broadly.

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