Not sure how many of you have an interest in cryptocurrencies, but if you haven't been paying attention there is a gold rush on right now that's generating a windfall for GPU makers. Specifically, alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ether and ZCash, are extremely profitable to GPU mine at the moment. AMD RX series cards are sold out for months, as these have the highest ROI for Ether mining. Nvidia 10 series cards are also in demand for ZCash mining, and several other mining rig components such as PCIe riser cards, are in short supply.
It'll be interesting to see how long this boom lasts. My personal view is that blockchain is much more than hype. It's a revolutionary technology, and the smart contracts enabled by Ethereum are going to become a game changer in a number of industries because it allows you to design a contract executed by an algorithm without requiring trust between parties.
I've been experimenting a little in this space, looking at various cryptocurrencies, GPU mining, and learning how to write smart contracts. After spending a bit of time with this, my feeling is that Blockchain and specifically the smart contracts enabled by it is going to be the next computing revolution, and it will be bigger than AI, VR, and IoT.
It'll be interesting to see how long this boom lasts. My personal view is that blockchain is much more than hype. It's a revolutionary technology, and the smart contracts enabled by Ethereum are going to become a game changer in a number of industries because it allows you to design a contract executed by an algorithm without requiring trust between parties.
I've been experimenting a little in this space, looking at various cryptocurrencies, GPU mining, and learning how to write smart contracts. After spending a bit of time with this, my feeling is that Blockchain and specifically the smart contracts enabled by it is going to be the next computing revolution, and it will be bigger than AI, VR, and IoT.