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CBRS: Citizens Broadband Radio Service

The Wireless Miner | March 17, 2022

I’m going to write about CBRS today, a band of electromagnetic spectrum in the U.S. that, thanks to the FCC, has been opened up and allowed for some real innovation. If all you care about is making money from wireless mining, then this might not interest you, but here’s why I care. Crypto fascinates me … CBRS: Citizens Broadband Radio Service

Pollen Mobile is bootstrapping a decentralized crypto mobile network

The Wireless Miner | March 10, 2022

According to their website, Pollen Mobile is “the world’s first decentralized mobile network that’s built on the blockchain and owned and operated by its users.” The project is fairly new — their whitepaper was just published in January 2022. Pollen was started by Pronto, a San-Francisco-based company that develops autonomous driving technology for off-road applications … Pollen Mobile is bootstrapping a decentralized crypto mobile network

An introduction to DIMO and mining cryptocurrency with your car

The Wireless Miner | March 3, 2022

DIMO is a relatively new entrant into what I call the wireless mining space. They’re building an open IoT platform with a focus on cars and trucks. In the words of the DIMO team: “DIMO is a user-owned IoT platform that allows drivers to collect and share their vehicle data. Drivers get insights about their … An introduction to DIMO and mining cryptocurrency with your car

An introduction to proof of coverage for blockchains

The Wireless Miner | February 21, 2022

I’m going to explain wireless mining in a minute, but first some background on crypto mining in general. Proof of work mining and Bitcoin Mining generally refers to a way that blockchains maintain their networks. For instance, Bitcoin miners run specialized hardware (known as an ASIC) to process transactions on the network. As users send … An introduction to proof of coverage for blockchains