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Why a 21 Bitcoin Computer? It doesn't take a whole lot of horsepower to run a wallet. Second - I've read through the article a couple of times, and I'm just n
by GrinningFool 11y ago
Why a 21 Bitcoin Computer? It doesn't take a whole lot of horsepower to run a wallet.
Second - I've read through the article a couple of times, and I'm just not seeing why said computer would need to have 'built-in mining' to implement this.
Kind of tempting to throw together an implementation that shows this, or at least leads me to discover why it would be needed :/
- astaroth360 11y agoI think it's mainly meant to be convenient to start developing services at some point and messing around with the minor amount of satoshis that the chip can provide. $400 might be a bit much for people on this, I feel like they'll need to modify the price and/or the machine in order for people to fully embrace the idea.
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- mrb 11y agoThe 21 Bitcoin Computer is meant to be a general purpose "dev kit" for Bitcoin, it's not just a wallet. Think of it like a microcontroller dev kit: they are large PCBs, with I/O pins, LEDs, flash, ram, and all the peripherals to cover most needs for most projects. The 21 Bitcoin Computer is the equivalent: it has hardware for mining, for just acting as a Bitcoin relay node, and for acting as a wallet.