Portland Hodl, a Bitcoin developer with Marathon Digital, discusses Slipstream, Bitcoin Core, soft forks, and the future of Bitcoin. He shares insights on mining innovations, blockchain reorganizations, and the importance of Bitcoin education. The conversation covers technical aspects and broader implications for Bitcoin's development and adoption.
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
02:54 Thought on Bitcoin
06:24 Slipstream
12:42 Consensus vs standardness
19:35 Slipstream technical challenges
26:35 Slipstream profitability
29:00 Why don't more pools MEV?
34:46 Not enough developers
41:17 The infamous/famous M block
49:12 Bitcoin has always been a data storage network
52:19 Re-org of Testnet4
59:39 Testnet3 hijinks
1:06:48 Thoughts on Bitcoin Core
1:13:15 Client diversity
1:17:58 Softforks
1:24:48 Consequences of softforks
1:34:42 Orange-pilling people
1:37:20 What Bitcoiners DON'T understand
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