Bitcoin node in a Tesla machine

A group of Bitcoin users have decided to turn a Tesla machine into a Bitcoin node. Bcoin project members managed to download the software to the car’s on-board computer and posted the clip on Twitter. This demonstration shows that you may have a Bitcoin node in a Tesla machine.

#Bitcoin full node syncing in the dashboard of a @Tesla!

Try it on your Roadster: https://t.co/dWjYgiD7w8#JavaScript pic.twitter.com/xRMQsliujL

– bcoin (@Bcoin) January 16, 2020

Bcoin is a project that aims at alternative implementation of the Bitcoin protocol, which can be used to run a node on any device. As a result, the Bitcoin network briefly owned a car as a network node.

Although this was a pretty unique way to present the Bcoin project, as well as Tesla capabilities – running a Bitcoin node through the Tesla machine is not a good idea. Bitcoin nodes require a lot of resources, especially processing power.

The computer used to run a node must download and process the data from the Bitcoin blockchain, which could interfere dangerously with the machine’s UX experience.

Moreover, Tesla memory modules have already been known to be problematic due to limited read / write cycles. Using the car to run a blockchain node is likely to interfere with them.

Bitcoin node in a Tesla machine – Demonstration

Bcoin developers have announced that they are familiar with these issues. In fact, their website even has a warning that says:

“This will use a lot of bandwidth, processor and disk space.”

This was an experiment that showed the world that it was possible, not a long-term plan.

Although this is the first time a car has been transformed into a Bitcoin node, it is not the first time that the crypto community has tried to use non-PC devices to run a complete node.

Another experiment revealed that Raspberry Pi devices are pretty good when it comes to blockchain synchronization.