Check back later tho, to see direct response from developers.
Not exactly, its is not about mining coins.
The whole idea is revolving around bot network. Software developers will create programs (bots), those can be connected to nodes (Huts) and cooperate to bring desired outcome (information).
No specialized equipment is necessary, PC, smartphone on tablet will suffice.
Anyone willing to posses specific information would have to pay a fee for using the network (Buy information).
This is where the income comes from, dealing with commodity, the info.
Hi nnekic86, the role of the Hut34 Network, will be to connect a wide range of digital services to one another - which includes chatbots, Iot devices, AI engines - once connected these services will all be able to exchange their data and information and be paid in ENT, whenever they add data to the network, or resolve a query from another network participant. As a result of all the connected particpants, we will have a global open network of semi intelligence, sharing data and information - free from corporate constraints and controls. Imagine 1000s+ chatbots all with different information sets all connected, talking and transacting with each other. Network particpants will connect to the network via an individual node and information transactions will be agreed to between a querying and a responding service. The result of this will be a transfer of an agreed amount of the ENT token to the responding service/bot from the querying service/bot. ENT is an ERC20 token, so transactions will be written to the ethereum blockchain. Hope this helps