Bitcoin’s proof-of-work drove hardware innovation from GPUs to ASICs that are 100,000x more efficient. AI networks need the same competitive incentives. Opinion by: Daniil and David Liberman, creators of Gonka Bitcoin taught us something important about building infrastructure: When you reward efficiency, you get incredible innovation. Fifteen years ago, Bitcoin mining ran on the same graphics cards gamers use. The network was slow, and the hashrate was low. But Bitcoin’s proof-of-work (PoW) system rewards miners who can process blocks most efficiently. Read more
There are billions of internet-connected smart home devices in the world. Any one of them could be hacked to get your crypto. Imagine waking up one morning to find your robot vacuum on the fritz, your refrigerator asking you for ransom money and your crypto and bank accounts completely drained. No, its not the plot of Stephen Kings trashy 1986 horror Maximum Overdrive (about a rogue comet that triggers a global outbreak of sentient killer machines). Instead, its what could happen if hackers decided to infiltrate your PC through one of your homes many smart devices, which is more likely now with an estimated 18.8 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices globally and around 820,000 IoT attacks on average per day. Read more
There are billions of internet-connected smart home devices in the world. Any one of them could be hacked to get your crypto. Imagine waking up one morning to find your robot vacuum on the fritz, your refrigerator asking you for ransom money and your crypto and bank accounts completely drained. No, its not the plot of Stephen Kings trashy 1986 horror Maximum Overdrive (about a rogue comet that triggers a global outbreak of sentient killer machines). Instead, its what could happen if hackers decided to infiltrate your PC through one of your homes many smart devices, which is more likely now with an estimated 18.8 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices globally and around 820,000 IoT attacks on average per day. Read more
There are billions of internet-connected smart home devices in the world. Any one of them could be hacked to get your crypto. Imagine waking up one morning to find your robot vacuum on the fritz, your refrigerator asking you for ransom money and your crypto and bank accounts completely drained. No, its not the plot of Stephen Kings trashy 1986 horror Maximum Overdrive (about a rogue comet that triggers a global outbreak of sentient killer machines). Instead, its what could happen if hackers decided to infiltrate your PC through one of your homes many smart devices, which is more likely now with an estimated 18.8 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices globally and around 820,000 IoT attacks on average per day. Read more
There are billions of internet-connected smart home devices in the world. Any one of them could be hacked to get your crypto. Imagine waking up one morning to find your robot vacuum on the fritz, your refrigerator asking you for ransom money and your crypto and bank accounts completely drained. No, its not the plot of Stephen Kings trashy 1986 horror Maximum Overdrive (about a rogue comet that triggers a global outbreak of sentient killer machines). Instead, its what could happen if hackers decided to infiltrate your PC through one of your homes many smart devices, which is more likely now with an estimated 18.8 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices globally and around 820,000 IoT attacks on average per day. Read more