Jesse Pielke
Jesse was born in Hamburg, Germany, and studied energy economics before working in the energy access sector for several years. He stumbled across Bitcoin through problems relating to payment flows from West Africa to Germany. Jesse currently works as a consultant in the mining industry. He combines his experience in the energy industry, experience with start-ups, the technical aspects of Bitcoin mining, and the opportunities that arise from the innovative use of energy sources. With his company HashrateUp he runs a podcast with the same name and is advocating for more Hashrate to come to Africa.
Session
I would like to cover the basics of Bitcoin Mining and how anybody, in a permissionless way can turn their energy resources into the hardest money humankind has ever known. GAMA has recently launched the "Seed Program" which helps people in Africa to get started in mining. We supply ASICs below cost and education to get them started, to join GAMA down the road.