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After Sending NVIDIA AI Servers into Space, This Space Startup Now Sets Its Sights on Bitcoin Mining

A space computing startup, Starcloud, is expanding its ambitions after successfully sending NVIDIA AI servers into orbit. The company now plans to launch Bitcoin mining operations into space, aiming to leverage the advantages of the extraterrestrial environment. CEO Philip Johnston revealed that Starcloud intends to deploy Bitcoin ASIC hardware on its Starcloud-2 satellite, scheduled for launch in 2026. If successful, it would mark the first-ever Bitcoin mining operation in space. The company believes space offers significant benefits, including near-limitless solar energy, reduced cooling costs due to extreme environmental conditions, and freedom from terrestrial energy constraints and regulatory pressures. However, the economic viability remains uncertain due to high launch costs, hardware durability challenges in high-radiation environments, and rapidly evolving mining technology. While the initiative may currently hold more symbolic than practical value, it reflects a growing trend of extending blockchain and computing infrastructure beyond Earth. Starcloud, backed by investors like a16z and Sequoia, has already made strides by training an AI model in orbit using an NVIDIA H100 GPU. The company, along with others like Google and SpaceX, is part of a broader movement to develop space-based data centers, signaling that the next frontier for AI and computing may indeed be in orbit.

marsbit03/10 05:33

After Sending NVIDIA AI Servers into Space, This Space Startup Now Sets Its Sights on Bitcoin Mining

marsbit03/10 05:33

Latest Report from Top US Think Tank CSIS: 4 Truths and 1 Misjudgment About China's Technology...

Based on a comprehensive CSIS report by Scott Kennedy, this analysis examines China's high-tech drive, highlighting four key realities and one major misjudgment. China has significantly increased R&D investment, reaching $1 trillion (PPP) in 2023, leading to notable successes in sectors like EVs (e.g., BYD) and batteries (e.g., CATL), driven by intense domestic competition and market forces. The biopharma sector thrives through global integration and efficient clinical trials. However, the report identifies persistent structural weaknesses: stagnation in total factor productivity, a quality gap in innovation (e.g., low-value patents), and critical dependencies in semiconductors (reliance on global supply chains for advanced chips) and aviation (e.g., C919's high import dependency). The report argues that China's tech power translates into geopolitical influence through military-civil fusion and growing participation in international standard-setting, though it lacks unilateral rule-making ability. A key misjudgment is the belief in "decoupling." The report finds comprehensive separation is counterproductive, fueling China's self-sufficiency while harming global supply chains, inflation, and green energy transitions. Instead, it advocates for "calibrated coupling": targeted restrictions on critical military technologies while maintaining cooperation in non-strategic areas and global issues like climate change. The ultimate advantage will go to those fostering open, inclusive innovation ecosystems.

marsbit03/10 03:29

Latest Report from Top US Think Tank CSIS: 4 Truths and 1 Misjudgment About China's Technology...

marsbit03/10 03:29

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