CHARBONNEAU – The future of blockchain mining in B.C.

Posted on February 1, 2018 in Charbonneau, Local Voices, Page One // 0 Comments

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BLOCKCHAIN MINES look nothing like copper mines. They are banks of computers that toil away at solving complex calculations.

Blockchain is the digital ledger used by many cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. Because the computers generate heat, they could be used to warm the greenhouses to grow the tonnes of marijuana needed for Canada’s budding legal market.

Blockchain is a revolutionary way of tracking secure, indelible transactions of any sort, not just cryptocurrencies. Experts say it will revolutionize businesses in every field. Manav Gupta, chief technology officer of IBM Cloud Canada, is enthusiastic:

“We view blockchain as having the potential to change all of technological interactions the same way that the internet changed communication in the nineties (Walrus magazine, Jan/Feb, 2018).”

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David Charbonneau is a retired TRU electronics instructor who hosts a blog at http://www.eyeviewkamloops.wordpress.com.