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Payments Giant Square Considers Building Bitcoin Mining System, According to CEO Jack Dorsey

by Daily Hodl Staff
October 18, 2021
in Bitcoin, Mining

Square chief executive Jack Dorsey says the payments firm is exploring the possibility of building a Bitcoin (BTC) mining system.

Dorsey tells his 5.7 million Twitter followers that if Square were to venture into Bitcoin mining, they plan to follow certain principles from their hardware wallet model.

“Square is considering building a Bitcoin mining system based on custom silicon and open source for individuals and businesses worldwide.

If we do this, we’d follow our hardware wallet model: build in the open in collaboration with the community.”

At this point, Dorsey says Square will conduct a “deep technical investigation” surrounding Bitcoin mining including its distribution, efficiency and design

“The core job of a miner is to securely settle transactions without the need for trusted 3rd parties. This is critical well after the last bitcoin is mined. The more decentralized this is, the more resilient the Bitcoin network becomes. True?

Mining needs to be more efficient. Driving towards clean and efficient energy use is great for Bitcoin’s economics, impact, and scalability. Energy is a system-level problem that requires innovation in silicon, software, and integration. What are the largest opportunities here?

Silicon design is too concentrated into a few companies. This means supply is likely overly constrained. Silicon development is very expensive, requires long-term investment, and is best coupled tightly with software and system design. Why aren’t more companies doing this work?”

Dorsey also says that Bitcoin mining at its current state is not accessible to everyone.

“Mining isn’t accessible to everyone. Bitcoin mining should be as easy as plugging a rig into a power source. There isn’t enough incentive today for individuals to overcome the complexity of running a miner for themselves. What are the biggest barriers for people running miners?”

The tech mogul says the questions were designed to get community feedback and adds that Square’s hardware lead, Jesse Dorogusker, will spearhead the project.

“Our team, led by Jesse Dorogusker, will start the deep technical investigation required to take on this project. We’d love your thoughts, ideas, concerns, and collaboration. Should we do this? Why or why not? We’ll update this thread as we make our decisions.”

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