Bitcoin Mining Founder Joins SpaceX’s First Human Mars Mission
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SpaceX has announced its first crew member for an interplanetary mission to Mars, and it happens to be someone with roots to Bitcoin mining.
Key facts
From the table, it’s visible that F2Pool hosts a Bitcoin Hashrate or total computing power of 111.35 exahashes per second (EH/s) right now, equivalent to 10.2% of the network’s total Hahrate
Speaking of SpaceX, the company filed its S-1 registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this Wednesday ahead of its planned stock market debut on June 12th
The company is also holding a notable gain on these holdings as its cost basis per Bitcoin stands at $35,320
Bitcoin has been trading sideways over the last few days as its price is still trading around $77,300
Summary
According to a SpaceX website announcement, Chun Wang is set to fly aboard Starship’s first human spaceflight interplanetary mission to Mars. Before his SpaceX fame, Wang was known for being the co-founder of F2Pool, a major Bitcoin mining pool. At one point, F2Pool was the largest such pool in the entire world. From the table, it’s visible that F2Pool hosts a Bitcoin Hashrate or total computing power of 111.35 exahashes per second (EH/s) right now, equivalent to 10.2% of the network’s total Hahrate.