In an effort to showcase the potential of embedded blockchain technology as well as introduce Ethereum to the world (even without light nodes), we are excited to announce the launch of “erπ” Ethereum. On-Raspberry Pi Program.
As part of our program, we are providing our global community with a complete kit to deploy a full Ethereum node on the internet. The kit includes a Raspberry Pi (version 2) preloaded with all the software needed to run an Ethereum Frontier node, a power connector, and an SD card. The only things the applicant must provide are power and internet. Before you ask, they won’t be good miners (they don’t have nearly enough GPU RAM for anything else). However, they act as archive nodes, verify and transmit blocks and transactions, and generally add to the party atmosphere.
There are quite a few things you can give as gifts, so please use us. online form. Anyone can apply, but we are especially looking for schools, universities and communities in remote parts of the world that are often forgotten.
If you didn’t make it into the program but want to set up a low-cost node anyway (these devices cost about $50 each), here’s some great information from Christoph: howtoGuiding you on your way.
Another news is that the Olympics buzzing And there is still plenty of Ether to be gained by those willing to mine or code a few scripts to mess with the network with transactions. I installed the Ether Faucet on Olympic (named in the Ethereum name registry). So grab some free Ether!