Introduction

When you need to send a Bitcoin transaction, you need Bitcoin blockspace. But blockspace is scarce! CEO of Barefoot Mining, Bob Burnett and I chat about this, and what you can do about it. 

• Blockspace scarcity and explanation
• What you can do about it
• UTXO management
• Different types of miner
• Miner’s Trilemma
• Arguments against public company mining
• Mining NOT being a leverage play on Bitcoin
• Public vs private miners
• Gateway going public
• Core Scientific bankruptcy
• Mining decentralisation

Links:

• X: @boomer_btc
• Site: Barefoot Mining
• Old Man Yells: @OldManYells-btc
• Satoshi’s Heel article mentioned: SATOSHI’S HEEL: IS MINING INFRASTRUCTURE A VULNERABILITY THAT COULD TAKE DOWN BITCOIN?

Sponsors:

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

Stephan Livera links:

• Follow me on X @stephanlivera
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