Tim O'Hearn

A software engineer who has spent the last 5 years working in high-frequency trading. He built an audience with his "52 Books per Year" project from 2016-2020 before focusing on his own variety blog.

San José is America's First Helium-Partnered Smart City

RAK analyzed different aspects of smart cities including one article in which some of the most innovative international destinations were highlighted. In late 2021, the city of San José, California became the first locale to enter into a public-private partnership with Helium Inc.

Why Did Helium, Inc Change Its Name?

At the end of March, Amir Haleem, the CEO of Helium, Inc, announced that his corporation would be renamed Nova Labs. This news was paired with the disclosure of a Series D equity round where the company raised $200M.

How to Withdraw, Transfer and Sell Helium ($HNT)

This article presents guidelines for buying, selling, and trading Helium and recommends which exchanges to use.

What is Helium Network Gaming?

The Helium network is a massive decentralized LoRaWAN® network that compensates those who host physical hotspots by rewarding them with Helium tokens, or $HNT. This system is known as Proof-of-Coverage (PoC).

What Does the 3G Sunset Mean for Helium?

Over the last few months, there have been a lot of articles about the “end” of 3G. The shutdown, the sunset, the point at which certain devices are rendered inoperable, or, what Wired terms the “3G-pocalypse.”

What is Helium Roaming?

“Roaming” is one of those dirty words that appeared in its modern form at some point in the mid-2000s. Though many consumers would struggle to give a coherent definition, cell phone roaming is a subject that most instinctively run away from.

What HIP15 and HIP17 Mean for Your Miner Earnings

The Helium project has a community-driven proposal system that can be found on GitHub. When a rough consensus has been achieved in the review committee, a Helium Improvement Proposal (HIP) will be marked as “approved,” and then the code can be merged and deployed.

Managing and Monitoring your Hotspots with Hotspotty

The Helium universe is vast and complex. Some hotspot owners don’t have the tools to make sense of all the data related to their hotspot’s performance.

Exploring HIP 35: Safe RF Meta-Data Side Channel

Helium project has a community-driven proposal system that can be found on GitHub. When a rough consensus has been achieved in the review committee, a Helium Improvement Proposal (HIP) will be marked as “approved,” and then the code can be merged and deployed.

Exploring Helium Improvement Proposal 24: Reward Splitting

How Helium Rewards Can Subsidize an IoT Solution Rollout

The Helium cryptocurrency has surged in popularity in 2021. While early investors have seen jaw-dropping returns and many of those hosting hotspots have been pleased with their earnings, there is a practical use case behind all of the hype.

Helium Light Hotspots

The Helium network is expanding and at quite an impressive rate. With more than 70,655 active hotspots, it should come as no surprise that the load on each hotspot is increasing, and the blockchain sync time is increasing for all of these new hotspots.