Jonathan Knegtel
Co-Founder at Blockdata · Co-Founder at The Grid
Jonathan Knegtel is The co-founder of The Grid and was previously the co-founder and CEO of Blockdata. Since reading the bitcoin whitepaper in , Jonathan has been fascinated by the possibilities of blockchain. Having been involved with startups his entire career, he founded Blockdata to help other people track the growth and application of this revolutionary technology. He has interviewed and learned from some of the top minds in blockchain, and is always enthusiastically sharing his passion and insights at events wearing his signature wooden bow tie.
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News Mentions
RT @DavidSacks: Cernovich is right that AI + Big Tech could easily turn into Big Brother. But what’s the alternative to living off the grid…
as off the grid as I can be haha https://x.com/mattyryze/status/2079552676556316842?s=20
Last 24 hours. ⏳ Put $ANSEM, $CASHCAT, or $CARDS on the grid and compete for your share of $10,000 in $ASTER! https://x.com/1789908971953799168/status/2076970045696303339
South Africa is sticking with a plan to add more nuclear power to the grid after several minor incidents tested safety procedures at its four-decade old atomic station. https://t.co/a8XpBkm7Oz
Thanks @S_L_V_R_FUN, not doing the grid mining anymore after this 3 wins but still holding the SLVR token.
AI will create a future of abundance almost beyond imagining. But that future runs on enormous amounts of power, and the grid cannot deliver it fast enough. The linear generator can. My piece in Fortune: https://t.co/wNogo702Mn
Marty asked Brandon Bailey (@bitcoinbeezy) what the AI power race means for Bitcoin mining. On @TFTC21 (Ep #761): AI is taking the grid's mega-sites — that pushes mining toward stranded, distributed power, and that's actually good for the network.
RT @fireandvision: "The grid drawn in advance, imposed on whatever the actual terrain turns out to be. San Francisco is the city of declare…
RT @Polymarket: JUST IN: Colombian soccer star refused to fly home with teammates, has gone “in hiding” off the grid after missing goal tha…
Colombia star 'goes into hiding' after receiving death threats over costly World Cup miss... 32 years on from chilling murder of former defender https://trib.al/eUXC28M