Bitcoin Computer - a Small Linux-powered Machine for Bitcoin Mining
Short Bytes: The startup 21 Inc. has released its first
product. The company has launched a Linux-powered bitcoin mining computer
called 21 Bitcoin Computer. Read more about it and pre-order it from Amazon.
21Inc. is an Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup and it has
released its first product in the market. The 21
Bitcoin computer from the company aims to integrate this digital
currency in your daily life by making the bitcoin mining game easy and
profitable.
The 21 Bitcoin computer comes with complete access to the
Bitcoin network and is coupled with a Linux Box Bitcoin ASIC miner combo. With
this, you can mine the cryptocurrency and trade the digital goods for more
profit and fun.
You can use the device independently or plug it in your PC.
The 21 Bitcoin Computer also comes with a micropayments server to handle the
payments and avoid any third-party interference.
In a Medium post, CEO of 21.co, Balaji S. Srinivasan
explains that if your are an entrepreneur or developer, you can trade digital
goods at the command line using Bitcoin. Talking about the company’s 21 Bitcoin
Computer, the CEO says that it sells API calls for Bitcoin, like
English-to-Chinese translation or file conversion.
Other features are:
– set up your own personal iTunes-like digital goods store
– reward peers for posting your links on social media
– make any IoT hardware Bitcoin-rentable, from
smart locks to 3D printers
The 21 Bitcoin Computer is a standalone Linux machine
running a custom version of Linux. You can plug it with some existing Mac,
Windows, or Linux machine.
It comes with everything you need, including USB-to-laptop
cable, a 128GB SD card, power supply, WiFi adapter, and Raspberry Pi
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