# SmartPool: using smart contracts to eliminate middlemen in cryptocurrency mining

- Channel: [Devcon](https://streameth.org/devcon)
- Date: 2018-10-07
- Duration: 20:23
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt-W1mmbBYOclc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1mmbBYOclc

## Description

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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


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