Marty Bent - Standard Bitcoin
Founder of http://TFTC.io, a media company focused on #Bitcoin, Beauty, and Freedom in the Digital Age (@TFTC21). Partner @ten31vc. Director @CathedraBitcoin
Sessions
01-12
13:20
45min
ASIC’s: What They Are, Where They Are Made, How They Are Used
Kristian Csepcsar - Braiins, Zack Voell, Marty Bent - Standard Bitcoin, Gary Howard - Intel
ASIC's are the computers that secure the bitcoin network and consume all that electricity. But what are they? How does their supply chain work? How are mining companies deploying these specialized chips? You might not leave this session an expert, but you will be dangerous.
ASIC's
Main Hall
01-12
16:05
45min
Financialization of Hash: Asset Class or Bitcoin Abstraction?
Parker Lewis, Sam Wouters - River, Thomas Pacchia - Hash Function, Marty Bent - Standard Bitcoin
Bitcoin miners have been starved for commercial hedging tools. Bitcoin assets and US Dollar liabilities opens businesses up to significant risks. The tools to manage these risks are starting to develop but the markets remain immature. What tools are there today and what can be built to better stabilize miners?
Financialization of Hash
Main Hall