F2Pool founder who controls 11% of bitcoin's hashrate to lead first SpaceX mission to Mars
Summary
Chun Wang, co-founder of the major Bitcoin mining pool F2Pool, has been named the Mission Commander for SpaceX's first commercial interplanetary mission to Mars. Wang, whose pool accounts for roughly 11.3% of the Bitcoin network hashrate, will take a two-year leave to lead a mission focused on testing deep-space navigation, radiation shielding, and self-sustaining habitat technologies. The mission is a critical component of Elon Musk's long-term vision to colonize Mars and establish a multi-planetary human civilization.
(Source:CoinDesk)