Closing Fireside Chat - Open Source Bitcoin Mining
Discover the future of open source and Bitcoin mining with "Open Source Bitcoin Mining Initiatives," with Skot9000 and Max Guise. This talk will delve into the transformative power of open-source hardware and software, exploring projects like Bitaxe. Learn how community-driven innovation is making mining more accessible, efficient, and inclusive, fostering true decentralization in the Bitcoin network.
Electrical engineer working on open source #bitcoin mining hardware and firmware.
Instigator of the Bitaxe Bitcoin ASIC miner.
Proto & Bitkey, Product & ASICS Lead
Max is Product & ASICs Lead at Block, leading the development of the company’s self-custody bitcoin wallet Bitkey as well as the mining initiative, Proto. Prior to assuming this leadership role for Proto and Bitkey, Max was Hardware Security Lead where he built and led product security and security engineering teams responsible for protecting a wide range of Square products and for shipping critical components that powered many different levels of Square's technology stack.