%------------------------------------------------ \begin{frame}{Bitcoin Mining} \begin{columns}[t] % The "c" option specifies centered vertical alignment while the "t" option is used for top vertical alignment \column{.45\textwidth} % Left column and width \textbf{Rewards and Fees} \begin{enumerate} \item{Awarded by ``lottery''} \item{Lottery completes \(\approx \) every 10 minutes} \item{Risk pools smooth returns} \end{enumerate} \column{.5\textwidth} % Right column and width \textbf{Costs} \begin{enumerate} \item{Fixed cost: Specialized computers } \item{Marginal cost: Electricity} \end{enumerate} \end{columns} \mbox{} \newline \newline \textbf{Model of Single Period Returns} \newline \(Revenue=\text{Total Reward}\cdot \frac{\text{Tickets Owned}}{\text{All Tickets}}\) \newline \(Costs=\text{Electricity Used}\cdot\text{Price of Electricity}\) \newline \(\text{Tickets Owned}=f(\text{Computer Output},\text{Electricity Used})\) \newline \(\text{Total Reward}=\text{Mining Reward} + \text{User Fees}\) \end{frame}