Bitcoin Mining Decentralization and the Potential of Ocean.xyz

Has Bitcoin’s Mining ecosystem become centralised? What can be done about it? Bitcoin Mechanic from Ocean joins me to talk:

• Hashers vs Miners
• Different pool payout methods
• Stratum v2
• Block withholding attacks
• What Ocean is doing about it
• Fees
• Lightning payouts

Links:

• X: @GrassFedBitcoin
• Site: ocean.xyz/event
• X: @ocean_mining
• Article: Are Mining Pools Becoming a Problem? 

Sponsors:

• Swan.com (code LIVERA)
• CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
• Mempool.space

Stephan Livera links:

• Follow me on X @stephanlivera
• Subscribe to the podcast