Confessions of a Crypto Miner

Explore a personal journey into Bitcoin mining and open-source contributions in this 19-minute conference talk from linux.conf.au 2022. Delve into the speaker's experiences from discovering Bitcoin in 2011 to participating in mining pools and witnessing the ASIC boom. Learn about the evolution of mining hardware, from CPU to GPU to FPGA, and gain insights into the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Discover the intersection of open-source development, cryptography, and financial systems. Understand the challenges of energy consumption in crypto mining and the pivot towards energy monitoring. Gain valuable lessons from the speaker's involvement in one of the most successful open-source projects alongside Linux. Approach the topic with curiosity and expand your knowledge of blockchain technology, hardware manufacturing, and supply chains.