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Tesla cars are capable of a lot,\u00a0from self-driving, smart summoning, and automatic parking\u00a0\u2014 but what about running Bitcoin?<\/span><\/p>\n As it turns out, they can do that too. Cryptocurrency fans have shared video footage of a Tesla car\u2019s onboard computer system operating as a Bitcoin BTC full node.<\/p>\n Downloading full blocks to this @Tesla<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/j4L84QycxX<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 bcoin (@Bcoin) January 16, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n [Read:\u00a0Accidental Tesla \u2018butt dial\u2019 upgrade highlights confusing future of car maintenance]<\/em><\/p>\n This is possible thanks to the\u00a0Bcoin<\/em> project, which shared the video. Bcoin<\/em> is an\u00a0alternative implementation of the Bitcoin protocol that\u00a0any machine\u00a0\u2014<\/span> like Tesla\u2018s onboard computer\u00a0\u2014<\/span> can run via its internet browser to join in the consensus process.<\/p>\n So, for at least a short while, there was a\u00a0Tesla car out there helping to keep Bitcoin chugging along smoothly.<\/p>\n While this is a pretty cool (albeit novel) way to show off the\u00a0Bcoin<\/em> project, turning your Tesla car into a mobile Bitcoin full node might not be the greatest idea.<\/p>\n Indeed, running a Bitcoin full node is relatively resource intensive, so the processing power required to download and process Bitcoin block data could impact the UX experience of its onboard computer\u00a0\u2014<\/span> as one Twitter user pointed out<\/a>.<\/p>\n They also highlighted lifespan issues suffered by memory modules in Tesla cars. Bitcoin full nodes must interact with data quite regularly, which could exacerbate those concerns.<\/p>\n Bcoin<\/em> devs\u00a0apparently know this, too. Its website comes complete with a disclaimer. It reads: \u201cWarning: this will use a lot of your bandwidth, [CPU], and potentially disk space.\u201d<\/p>\n This means it\u2019s likely that\u00a0Bcoin<\/em> devs didn\u2019t actually run their full node for very long, and it\u2019s probably advisable that you do the same, for the sake of your Tesla.<\/p>\n Bitcoin fans have turned other gadgets (albeit smaller ones) into Bitcoin full nodes in the past. Most notably, they\u2019ve found the single board computers Raspberry Pi\u00a0<\/em>to be a particularly good machine for syncing the blockchain.<\/p>\n \n Published January 17, 2020 \u2014 15:34 UTC\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n
Probably don\u2019t use your Tesla to run Bitcoin<\/h2>\n