Quartz
Rank: 1028 / 1843
3 selected videos
Bitcoin, blockchains, and the future of money
Bitcoin and blockchains: The future of money explained with ancient stones on the tiny Pacific island of Yap.
Ethereum, Bitcoin and other blockchains are being called the future of money. This decentralized, digital money aims to replace physical cash and middlemen like VISA or your bank.
But is this really such a new idea? We travelled to the remote Pacific island of Yap, where an ancient form of stone money has more in common with the future than you'd think.
In collaboration with Retro...
Related topics : future of money - the bitcoin story / digital money like bitcoin / bitcoin blockchain explained
A 360 tour of a giant Chinese bitcoin mine
One of the world's biggest bitcoin mines is in Inner Mongolia, China. Quartz Tech Reporter Joon Ian Wong describes his rare trip inside.
The mine is operated by Bitmain, a company headquartered in Beijing, and one of the world’s leading bitcoin miners. Read more about Bitmain's story and bitcoin mining in China: https://goo.gl/qbxFH2
SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/kdDpXu
FOLLOW QUARTZ:
Facebook: https://goo.gl/DsmLvx
Twitter: https://goo.gl/rY7pSX
Check out the rest of our videos:...
Related topics : biggest bitcoin mining companies in the world / what bitcoins to mine
How bitcoin mining is heating a home for free
An entrepreneur in Siberia is building homes that are kept warm for free by mining bitcoins.
SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/kdDpXu
FOLLOW QUARTZ:
Facebook: https://goo.gl/DsmLvx
Twitter: https://goo.gl/rY7pSX
Check out the rest of our videos: https://goo.gl/A8gZvx
Quartz is a digitally native news outlet dedicated to telling stories at the intersection of the important and the interesting. Visit us at https://qz.com/ to read more.
Related topics : free bitcoin mining
3 Resources