Helium & Chia: The Next Wave of Consensus Models

Helium & Chia Present: The Next Wave of Consensus Models

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Join Andrew Thompson, VP of Engineering at Helium, and Bram Cohen, CEO of Chia, for a technical discussion during SF Blockchain Week about the next wave of consensus models beyond Proof of Work.

Helium built a new work algorithm called “Proof of Coverage” (PoC) to verify Hotspots provide robust wireless coverage and are rewarded for it. Proof-of-Coverage determines which Hotspots can earn Helium, a new cryptocurrency, depending on the quality of coverage they provide based on feedback by their peers.

Chia’s Proof of Space is a cryptographic technique where provers show that they allocated unused hard drive space. In order to be used as a consensus method, Proof of Space is tied to Proof of Time.

Food and beverages will be served. We hope to see you there!

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Speakers:

Andrew Thompson, Helium, VP of Engineering
At Helium, Andrew's focus is on using blockchains and novel consensus algorithms to solve problems in IoT, such as network availability, resilience, and governance. Prior to Helium, Andrew worked at Basho on distributed systems. Andrew's been writing Erlang for 10 years and is the author of gen_smtp and lager.

Bram Cohen, Chia, CEO, Chairman, & Founder
Bram Cohen invented BitTorrent, which grew to over 40% of Internet Traffic. He is currently the CEO, Chairman, & Founder of Chia Network. Bram is known as the best network protocol engineer alive.