Crypto Mining Dynamics: Centralization vs. Decentralization

Bitcoiner Preston Pysh joins the Bankless Podcast to discuss Bitcoin and Ethereum and prove that there are high level conversations to be had between the two communities.

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------ Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 5:50 Preston Pysh 8:17 Macro Value Investing 16:32 Moving to Bitcoin 21:22 The Last Free Market 26:13 Decentralized & P2P 29:32 Misconceptions 37:05 DeFi and Execution Risk 40:55 Ethereum Concerns 45:00 ETH’s Price Action 49:20 Protocol Consensus 53:54 Nodes 1:00:55 Work Vs. Stake 1:10:30 Clean Energy & Halvings 1:19:00 Issuance & EIP-1559 1:28:45 Currency and Blockspace 1:34:43 Risk-on vs Risk-off 1:38:24 Decentralized Finance 1:52:30 Preston Pitches ETH 1:56:06 David & Ryan Pitch BTC 2:00:40 On the Same Team 2:04:46 Closing & Disclaimers

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Preston on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PrestonPysh?s=20 

The Investor’s Podcast Network: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/ 

Bitcoin Fundamentals: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/bitcoin-fundamentals/ 

Bitcoin & Bonds with Greg Foss: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/bitcoin-fundamentals/bitcoin-and-bonds-greg-foss/ 

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