21 Inc. releases its first product - Bitcoin computer + mining machine (photo)

According to the mining website on September 22, 21 Inc., a Bitcoin startup that has repeatedly received major financing in the industry, released its first product - 21 Bitcoin Computer. The computing power of the machine is approximately between 50GH/s and 125 GH/s, and its power consumption ratio is approximately 0.17 joules/GH. It is priced at approximately US$400 and is expected to be available in November.
The computing device aims to make Bitcoin a standard feature of web services and encourage developers to create products that integrate the virtual currency. The product will include a Wi-Fi adapter, Raspberry Pi 2, power supply, USB-to-laptop cable and a 128GB SD card, in addition, it also comes with a "factory pre-installed" copy of the blockchain. The product is a small hardware device based on Linux, but the Bitcoin protocol is developed as a function of the operating system. Any products and services based on the device (such as games, music or any other online content) will embed Bitcoin as an internal component.

The official website lists some specific features:
1. Mine Bitcoin instantly via the command line;
2. Selling APIs for Bitcoin, like English-Chinese translation or file conversion;
3. Build your own digital goods store, similar to iTunes;
4. Can act as any IoT hardware device that can be rented with Bitcoin, from smart password locks to 3D printers;

    Ben Horowitz, founder of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, is very excited about the emergence of this product. He said: "The emergence of this device completely makes up for what I think is the insufficiency of the Internet, making device-to-device payments more perfect. The prospects for this technology are very broad, but there are still many difficulties at present."

He said that 21 Bitcoin Computer is mainly aimed at developers and is an important step in achieving the company's goal of converting Bitcoin into a network protocol. The operating system used by the computer contains the complete Bitcoin code and related software, allowing developers to use Bitcoin as the core function of the product. The product is priced at $400 and is currently accepting pre-orders. It is scheduled to start shipping in November this year.

Attached, 21 Inc FAQ page: https://21.co/faq/