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BTC161: Decentralizing Bitcoin Mining Pools w/ Bitcoin Mechanic (Bitcoin Podcast)

We Study Billionaires - The Investor’s Podcast Network

Dec. 19, 2023

Preston Pysh sits down with Bitcoin Mechanic to discuss Ocean's disruptive mining pool model, emphasizing non-custodial payments and transparent block templates. They tackle the current mining centralization trend, the innovative PoW marketplace for 2024, and respond to the controversy around the alleged censorship of certain Bitcoin transactions.


IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

18:24 - The significance of transparent block templates in mining.

18:24 - Details of Ocean's upcoming proof of work (PoW) marketplace.

29:00 - The impact of miners constructing their own block templates.

37:35 - Ocean's response to the community's concerns about transaction selection.

49:50 - The arguments for and against transaction censorship in Bitcoin.

56:59 - Ocean's unique non-custodial payment system for miners.

01:15:57 - The role of centralization in the current Bitcoin mining ecosystem.

01:15:57 - Insights into the potential future of Bitcoin mining and network security.


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