SmartPool: using smart contracts to eliminate middlemen in cryptocurrency mining

Visit the https://archive.devcon.org/ to gain access to the entire library of Devcon talks with the ease of filtering, playlists, personalized suggestions, decentralized access on IPFS and more. https://archive.devcon.org/archive/watch/3/smartpool-using-smart-contracts-to-eliminate-middlemen-in-cryptocurrency-mining We provide updates on SmartPool, a decentralized mining pool using smart contracts. Typically, we present our findings after running SmartPool privately on the Ethereum mainnet with the highest hashrate of 30 GHs for a month. Speaker(s): Yaron Velner Skill level: Advanced Track: Developer Infrastructure Follow us: https://twitter.com/efdevcon, https://twitter.com/ethereum Learn more about devcon: https://www.devcon.org/ Learn more about ethereum: https://ethereum.org/ Devcon is the Ethereum conference for developers, researchers, thinkers, and makers. Devcon 3 was held in Cancún, Mexico on Nov 1 - 4, 2017 Devcon is organized and presented by the Ethereum Foundation, with the support of our sponsors. To find out more, please visit https://ethereum.foundation/