
Core vs Knots, Lightning Network, and the Fight for Bitcoin’s Future w/ Graham Krizek
The "What is Money?" Show
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Mining Pools and Decentralization Challenges
This chapter investigates the concentration of Bitcoin mining pools and its potential threats to decentralization. It highlights the introduction of Stratum V2, which empowers individual miners to influence block creation, fostering a more decentralized mining ecosystem. The discussion further emphasizes the complexities of Bitcoin's development, the need for software upgrades, and the evolving dynamics between the Lightning Network and Bitcoin’s base layer.
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