EB36 – CoinSummit Panel: The ever changing landscape of Bitcoin mining
Today's panel discussion is called "The ever changing landscape of Bitcoin mining" where moderator Jez San is joined by some of the most prominent figures in the mining industry, Marc Aafjes of Bitfury, Dave Carlson of Megabigpower, Timo Hanke of Cointerra and Naveed Sherwani of Peernova. The discussion revolves around several key topics, notably, everyone seems to agree the industry should move away from the term mining and start calling it transaction processing. They also discuss the rapid evolution of ASIC processors in the last year, the importance of improving the overall power efficiency of the network and where ASIC production is heading. They also talk about a highly debated subject which is the shift from home mining to centralised data centers. The panels ends with predictions on the total hashing power of the network at the end of this year.
Crypto-enthusiasts must have chanced across the concept of the DApp browser - software that enables regular users to interact with Decentralised applications. Some people describe them as the equivalent of skin to the muscle and skeleton of Ethereum. I caught up with Aaron Davis, also known as Kumavis, who is developing Metamask, an extension that transforms a normal browser into a dapp browser.
Topics covered include:
What exactly is a Dapp browser and why do we need one?
What components does a Dapp browser have?
The aims and current status of the Metamask project.
Differences between Metamask and Mist, the ‘official’ Ethereum Dapp browser.
Check out the video if you’ve been confused about what Dapp browsers are or want to understand the future user interface to Decentralised applications.
Links:
Metamask website: https://metamask.io/
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