Bitcoin Mining Decentralisation with Ocean - Bitcoin Mechanic (SLP528)

Has Bitcoin’s Mining ecosystem become centralised? What can be done about it? Bitcoin Mechanic from Ocean joins me to talk:

• Hashers vs Miners


• Different pool payout methods


• Stratum v2


• Block withholding attacks


• What Ocean is doing about it


• Fees


• Lightning payouts

Links:

• X: @GrassFedBitcoin


• Site: ocean.xyz/event


• X: @ocean_mining


• Article: Are Mining Pools Becoming a Problem? 

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• Swan.com (code LIVERA)


• CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)


• Mempool.space

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