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Topic: [2016-03-16] 21 Inc Launches First Proof-of-Concept for Bitcoin Computer Network (Read 368 times)

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This is retarded. It's not April 1st yet
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Congrats to 21 inc for launching a legit botnet.
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With its signature hardware product now shipping to users in the US, Canada and Europe, 21 Inc is seeking to roll out its next stage in development, a decentralized, bitcoin-incentivized network of the devices.

21 Inc announced the launch of Ping21 today, a new proof-of-concept it envisions as a competitor to website monitoring services such as Pingdom or AlertFox. Today, webmasters use such services to determine how a website is performing in different markets, in the case of Pingdom, paying between $13 and $454 a month for the service.

What 21's grid now allows is that Bitcoin Computers all around the world to be called with a single command, a factor the company said offers advantages over the pinging networks of today.

http://www.coindesk.com/21-proof-concept-bitcoin-iot/
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