The Ocean Funding Its Own Research.
The Tara Expeditions Foundation wanted to raise awareness for their cause and ignite a conversation about the state of our oceans and the difficulty of financing ocean research.
With Ocean Miner, we created a technology that uses the power of the ocean and blockchain to raise money.
A custom water turbine converts kinetic energy into electricity to power a computer (bitcoin miner) placed in a box on the shore. The computer’s graphic cards are then mining bitcoins which is reinvested in ocean research. This new kind of fundraiser helped to reach innovators and crypto enthusiast, showing alternative way to raise money, and inspired the public to donate to a lesser known charity organisation. Ocean miners can be easily built with old computers. Hardware and software are open-sourced for everyone to create their own.
Press
Shots - FF Los Angeles Harnesses Tidal Power to Mine Bitcoin
The Drum - FF Los Angeles helps preserve the oceans by mining for Bitcoin
Le Figaro (paper edition) - UNE TURBINE À BITCOINS POUR LA RECHERCHE
Le Parisien - (paper edition) Le bitcoin au chevet des océans
20Mins - Tara Expéditions tente de mettre les bitcoins au service des océans
Sciences et Avenir - Tara met l'océan à contribution pour financer ses recherches
L’ADN - La Fondation Tara génère des Bitcoins pour sauver les océans