AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
16min chapter
Bitcoin Mechanic: Is Bitcoin Too Centralized? Mining Pools & Freedom Money vs State Surveilled SoV
Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell
Censorship and Centralization in Bitcoin Mining
This chapter explores the challenges to Bitcoin's censorship resistance posed by the influence of mining pools on transaction selection. It delves into the centralization issue within Bitcoin mining, highlighting concerns over a few dominant pools potentially undermining the decentralized ethos of the network. The discussion also addresses the complexities of miner incentives and inter-group dynamics, underscoring the impact of regulatory pressures and decision-making on the future of Bitcoin.
00:00
Transcript
Episode notes
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode