Intro

Steve runs Spiral, Block's open source bitcoin initiative. Lyn is founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy and partner at Ego Death Capital. Steve and Lyn join the show to discuss their recent research paper on bitcoin consensus changes, the process which the network implements potential improvements, and the various stakeholders involved.

Research Paper: https://github.com/bitcoin-cap/bcap

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(00:00:00) CNBC Squawk Box Intro

(00:04:36) Introduction to Citadel Dispatch

(00:06:03) Bitcoin Consensus and Protocol Changes

(00:20:27) Soft Forks vs Hard Forks

(00:38:47) Stakeholder Dynamics in Bitcoin

(01:11:17) Power Dynamics and Investor Influence