Dan Lawrence
Dan began his career as a Computer Scientist, earning degrees from UMBC and Johns Hopkins. He started at the Department of Defense, where he advanced to the role of Technical Director, leading the development of backend solutions for high-speed streaming data processing. In 2017, Dan and Jake launched a mining operation in a detached garage in Westminster, MD. Faced with the challenge of driving over an hour to address issues, they co-founded OBM and developed the first version of Foreman to enable remote management of machines. Since then, Dan has embraced his entrepreneurial side, moving away from his developer role to focus on building and scaling one of Baltimore's leading startup SaaS companies.
Session
Dive into "The Great Hashrate Explosion" with industry experts Kristian Csepcsar, Ghazaleh Barman, Erik Hersman, and Dan Lawrence. They'll dissect the rapid growth in Bitcoin mining hashrate, exploring its impact on network security, economics, and the global energy landscape. With professional backgrounds extending from pools, to megamines and even remote mining on microgrids, this talk explores the real world consequences of mining industry expansion.