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Hi I'm Amir, co-founder and CEO of blockchain startup Helium. Ask me anything!

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Hi I’m Amir, co-founder and CEO of Helium, the company behind the world’s first blockchain-based, peer-to-peer wireless network for IoT devices. In a few weeks, we sold out of our first batch of Hotspots which blanket Austin (our initial launch city) with wireless coverage provided by individuals who earn Helium tokens, a new cryptocurrency. Before Helium I used to compete and win esports events, and went on to work in the gaming industry at Diversion as the CTO, and was a member of the original Battlefield 1942 team at DICE. In my spare time, I build and race Japanese sports cars. Ask me anything!
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yo, it's ya boi, Dee to O to da Dee O Double Gee. What the world wants to know is, why Helium is better than Ethereum?
Helium isn't trying to do what Ethereum does. we're trying to build a decentralized wireless network, d0gg.
Something else on my mind is do I earn more Heliums if I am in early? Why is that? How does that work?
the amount of Helium created every month is fixed forever (5,000,000 HLM), so the fewer Hotspots there are the more each Hotspot gets proportionally.
So, If I buy a bunch of hotspots now, I'll earn a disproportional amount of tokens?
is the mining of Helium somehow correlated to the usage of bandwidth on that specific node or is it totally uncorrelated?
Also, what's your take on Proof of Work vs. Proof of Steak? I'm a fan of Steak as you can guess. You feel me?
how do you liked it prepared?
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I'm a cyber security paranoid freak. How secure is the hotspot?
we are continuously doing work to ensure the Hotspot is as secure as can be. that means no open incoming ports and ongoing penetration testing of both the Hotspot itself, and anything that interacts with it (like our OTA server).
I hear thru the grapevine that you use to roll in Santa Monica. You know LBC is the place to be right?
that 710 freeway is really a pain in the ass.
Thanks for taking time to share with us, folks this online discussion is now closed.
What over the top applications have been developed and currently using the helium network in Austin? Any success story?
Greetings, Amir! I'm interested in the security preventative measures you've put in place for your Hotspots. Have you considered using MPC-TSS to set up a secure private key management protocol to protect your users' assets? Furthermore, how do you envision web3 technology influencing the future of Helium's network? Let me know! All best, ~ Vasily
Hi amir Are you still here ?
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