Blog Posts

Historically, hardware advancements in bitcoin mining have yielded better profit margins. The move to ASICs from CPUs and GPUs brought processing bitcoin transactions to a new level and made old hardware obsolete, meaning those with the fastest and smallest chips brought home the most value. But as hardware becomes more complex, that will no longer be true. In short – hardware superiority will be measured by more than nanometers. Investors must start looking at overall performance. Bitfury is leading the way by focusing on improving all performance characteristics of our next generation of hardware. We think that this will lead to a turnkey solution that delivers the best ROI for our customers – regardless of ASIC size.

Gathered at Sir Richard Branson’s Kasbah Tamadot outside Marrakesh, a diverse and dynamic group of men and women from almost every continent met for three days with one simple goal: To think, boldly and creatively, about the many ways blockchain technology can address some of the biggest challenges people face today — and then to make positive change happen.

A review of the "Saving the Planet (A Bit at a Time)" panel hosted at Bitfury's annual Blockchain Summit in Morocco. Moderated by Bill Tai of ACTAI Global and joined by Sir Richard Branson; Gigi Brisson, Ocean Elders; Jody Rebak, CryptoKitties; and Staci Warden, Milken Institute.

A review of the "Democratizing and Diversifying Technology" panel hosted at Bitfury's annual Blockchain Summit in Morocco. Moderated by Sandra Ro of the Global Blockchain Business Council and joined by Roya Mahboob, Digital Citizen Fund; Elizabeth Stark, Lightning Labs; Karen Korponai, Akon Lighting Africa; Elizabeth Rossiello, BitPesa; Neha Narula, MIT; and Bill Tai, ACTAI Global.

A review of the "Beyond the West: Technology and Blockchain in Africa" panel hosted at Bitfury's annual Blockchain Summit in Morocco. Moderated by Elizabeth Rossiello of BitPesa and joined by Minister Joseph Mucheru, Kenya; Tanya Stephens, Procter & Gamble; Sebastien Gregarek, International Finance Corporation; Staci Warden, Milken Institute; and Nasia Seria, MTN Africa.

A review of the "Beyond the West: Technology and Blockchain in the Middle East" panel hosted at Bitfury's annual Blockchain Summit in Morocco. Moderated by John Mercurio from Bitfury and joined by Suna Said, Nima Capital; Roya Mahboob, Digital Citizen Fund; Mona Hamdy, Al Baydha Development Corporation; George Kikvadze, Bitfury; and Tareq Al Memari, Portfolio Manager at Abu Dhabi Pensions Fund.

A review of the "Emerging Technologies and Trends" panel hosted at Bitfury's annual Blockchain Summit in Morocco. Moderated by Brian Forde, joined by Elizabeth Stark (Lightning Labs); Sergey Brin, Google; Chase Koch, Koch Disruptive Technologies; Neha Narula, MIT, Koichi Narasaki, SOMPO, and Katie Haun, a16z.

A review of the "The New Networks: Data Privacy and Content Ownership" panel hosted at Bitfury's annual Blockchain Summit in Morocco. Moderated by Michael del Castillo (Forbes), joined by Valery Vavilov, Bitfury; Antoine Dresch, Korelya Capital; Sheila Warren, World Economic Forum; Nicole Shanahan, ClearAccessIP; Matt Sorum, Guns N'Roses/ArtBit; and Jack Brockway, photographer and entrepreneur.

A review of the "Re-Imagining Institutions" panel hosted at Bitfury's annual Blockchain Summit in Morocco. The panel featured Tomicah Tillemann, New America; Eva Kaili, Member of European Parliament (Greece); Jim Newsome, Delta Strategies; Jason Weinstein, Blockchain Alliance; Annette Nazareth, Davis & Polk and Guy Verhofstadt, Former Prime Minister (Belgium).

It’s that time of year — the Bitfury Group’s annual Blockchain Summit kicks off this month in partnership with Bill Tai and ACTAI Global. This year, we are gathering at Sir Richard Branson’s Kasbah Tamadot in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, where we will focus on the promising ways that blockchain technology can bring positive change to Africa and the Middle East.