Bail Block
Details
- Year: 2018
- Timestamp: 1532571386548
- Artist: Grayson Earle
- Artist: Maya Binyam
- Artist: Francis Tseng
- Artist: JB Rubinovitz
- Artist: Sam Lavigne
- Artist: Devin Kenny
- Artist: Dark Inquiry collective
- Medium: Software
- Medium: Installation
- Exhibition: Distributed Systems
- Exhibition: Ethereal Summit
Description
Bail Bloc is a cryptocurrency scheme against bail.
Its software uses idle processing power on your computer to mine for cryptocurrency, which is then used to help people awaiting trial who can’t afford to post bail.
When you download the app, a small part of your computer's unused processing power is redirected toward mining a popular cryptocurrency called Monero, which is secure, private, and untraceable. At the end of every month, the Monero is exchanged for US dollars and donate the earnings to the Bronx Freedom Fund.