The House Energy and Commerce Committeehearingwith the CEO of Google , Facebook , and Twitter is already raising questions . Namely , what the heck is that thing on Jack Dorsey ’s kitchen counter ?
The freshly trimmed Twitter CEO look before the congressional commission to reply questions about social media ’s theatrical role in spreading disinformation , particularly in the lead - up to the Jan. 6 tone-beginning on the U.S. Capitol . He appeared aboard ( to the extent that anything is “ alongside ” in a Zoom - based hearing ) Google ’s Sundar Pichai and Facebook overlord Mark Zuckerberg .
As Dorseypromisedto “ make our home processes both more rich and more accountable to the multitude we serve , ” focal point quickly turned to his suspiciously tidy background . In the lower - left corner of the silver screen , viewers spotted a bizarre - looking … thing . It look like a clock at first , recital , “ 1952″—which seemed at first glance like the current fourth dimension , or some idea of it . But then the numbers switched to this :
Screenshot: Gizmodo/C-SPAN
“ 676274″ is not a time I ’m cognizant of . And , in fact , it ’s not the clip at all . The gadget is call a BlockClock , and it ’s exactly the form of thing you ’d expect to line up in Jack ’s kitchen .
The BlockClock , create by bitcoin hardware company Coinkite , allow users to mechanically display the prices of a variety of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin or ether . The wifi - connected gadget also rent users “ see blocks as they are print by mineworker and tie Opendime to expose balance , decree value , and deposit QR codes , ” as Coinkitedescribesits functionality .
Dorsey , who is also laminitis and CEO of fintech company Square , is famously a cryptocurrency gospeller . In former February , heset uphis own bitcoin node , which think he ’s tip into the system that construct bitcoin work on a technical degree . by and by that month , Dorseyannouncedthat he and Jay Z had invested 500 BTC in an endowment to evolve bitcoin in Africa and India . At current exchange rates , that translate to nearly $ 26 million — a conversion you ’d know at a glimpse if you , like Jack , have a BlockClock Mini .
Screenshot: Gizmodo/C-SPAN
For those of you who see this unacceptable machine and cerebrate , “ hell yeah , I need that , ” you may order the BlockClock Miniat Coinkitefor $ 400 ( 0.0078 BTC ) .
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