Decentralization in Bitcoin Mining and the Role of Mining Pools

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? 

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• Swan.com (code LIVERA)
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