Bitcoin’s Blocksize Scarcity with Bob Burnett of Barefoot Mining (SLP525)

When you need to send a Bitcoin transaction, you need Bitcoin blockspace. But blockspace is scarce! CEO of Barefoot Mining, Bob Burnett and I chat about this, and what you can do about it. 

• Blockspace scarcity and explanation


• What you can do about it


• UTXO management


• Different types of miner


• Miner’s Trilemma


• Arguments against public company mining


• Mining NOT being a leverage play on Bitcoin


• Public vs private miners


• Gateway going public


• Core Scientific bankruptcy


• Mining decentralisation

Links:

• X: @boomer_btc


• Site: Barefoot Mining


• Old Man Yells: @OldManYells-btc


• Satoshi’s Heel article mentioned: SATOSHI’S HEEL: IS MINING INFRASTRUCTURE A VULNERABILITY THAT COULD TAKE DOWN BITCOIN?

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• Swan.com (code LIVERA)


• CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)


• Mempool.space

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