# \#peter-rizun **URL:** https://forum.nexa.org/tag/peter-rizun/8.md [Latest](https://forum.nexa.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.nexa.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.nexa.org/tags.md) --- ## [Cryptocurrency-Specific Integrated Circuits - A New Chapter in Scaling](https://forum.nexa.org/t/cryptocurrency-specific-integrated-circuits-a-new-chapter-in-scaling/472)
**Author:** [@Nexa](https://forum.nexa.org/u/Nexa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.nexa.org/t/cryptocurrency-specific-integrated-circuits-a-new-chapter-in-scaling/472 "2024-12-23T20:45:11Z")
A video and transcript of the talk Peter Rizun gave at the Australian Cryptocurrency Convention in Sydney on November 23, 2024. The Power and Potential of Custom Hardware This afternoon we are going to explore buildi… --- ## [Scaling with Hardware: Dr. Peter Rizun Presents “An Introduction to Hardware Acceleration for Cryptocurrency”](https://forum.nexa.org/t/scaling-with-hardware-dr-peter-rizun-presents-an-introduction-to-hardware-acceleration-for-cryptocurrency/606)
**Author:** [@Nexa](https://forum.nexa.org/u/Nexa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.nexa.org/t/scaling-with-hardware-dr-peter-rizun-presents-an-introduction-to-hardware-acceleration-for-cryptocurrency/606 "2025-06-14T23:13:16Z")
You could verify the world’s transactions on the head of a pin, if you stop thinking in software loops and start thinking in silicon. Sounds like a punchline, but it’s not, this idea sits at the core of what we’re bui… --- ## [Hardware Acceleration Presentation by Dr. Peter Rizun in Ljubljana, Slovenia](https://forum.nexa.org/t/hardware-acceleration-presentation-by-dr-peter-rizun-in-ljubljana-slovenia/581)
**Author:** [@Nexa](https://forum.nexa.org/u/Nexa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.nexa.org/t/hardware-acceleration-presentation-by-dr-peter-rizun-in-ljubljana-slovenia/581 "2025-05-13T10:35:30Z")
Members of the Bitcoin Unlimited organization and the Nexa team, Dr. Peter Rizun (B.U. Secretary & Nexa Chief Scientist) and Dagur Valberg (Rostrum Developer at Nexa), are at the Bliss Conference from May 13 to 15, 20… --- ## [Week 52: Nexa News - A New Chapter In Scaling and Spaces on X with Peter Rizun](https://forum.nexa.org/t/week-52-nexa-news-a-new-chapter-in-scaling-and-spaces-on-x-with-peter-rizun/477)
**Author:** [@Nexa](https://forum.nexa.org/u/Nexa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.nexa.org/t/week-52-nexa-news-a-new-chapter-in-scaling-and-spaces-on-x-with-peter-rizun/477 "2024-12-29T18:32:15Z")
:christmas\_tree: Happy Holidays from the Nexa Team! This is our last weekly news for this year and we want to recap some of the big things that happened at Nexa during this week. Peter Rizun at the Australian Crypto C… --- ## [🎙️ Nexa Spaces with Peter Rizun: A New Chapter in Scaling and Australian Crypto Convention](https://forum.nexa.org/t/nexa-spaces-with-peter-rizun-a-new-chapter-in-scaling-and-australian-crypto-convention/476)
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We are working on new ways to make blockchain faster, cheaper, and easier to use. Our goal is to connect mining improvements directly to how we validate transactions. This will help our network grow and handle more us… --- ## [🎙 Nexa Spaces with B.U Chief Scientist Peter Rizun](https://forum.nexa.org/t/nexa-spaces-with-b-u-chief-scientist-peter-rizun/473)
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A New Chapter in Scaling and Australian Crypto Convention, on X, 26th December with Peter Rizun! :spiral\_calendar: 26th December, Thursday :alarm\_clock: 5 PM UTC Set your reminders and don’t miss out! https://x.co… --- ## [Peter Rizun, Andrew Stone -- 1 GB Block Tests -- Scaling Bitcoin Stanford](https://forum.nexa.org/t/peter-rizun-andrew-stone-1-gb-block-tests-scaling-bitcoin-stanford/140)
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2017-11-20 1 GB Block Tests https://youtu.be/5SJm2ep3X\_M?si=6lUl\_HJT8lqN-np7 YouTube video. Peter Rizun and Andrew Stone on 1 GB Bitcoin Block Tests back in 2017.