Tech and Install: Helium (He) vs Helium (HNT)

Helium (He) vs Helium (HNT)

Helium (He) the gas.

Helium, is a chemical element with the symbol He and atomic number 2. It is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic, inert, monatomic gas, the first in the noble gas group in the periodic table.

Helium (HNT) the crypto network.

HNT is a cryptocurrency earned when Hotspots provide and validate wireless coverage and transfer device data over the network.

The Helium Hotspot has nothing to do with helium gas.  Mining is the commonly used term for creation of and processing transactions with crypto-currency.  They are providing a radio beacon for the Helium (HNT) radio network for supporting IoT or Internet of Things devices.