What’s next for Bitcoin development? How do miners fit into the picture? And what’s with new mining schemes like Slipstream? We discuss this and more on The Mining Pod.

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Portland Hodl, a Bitcoin developer with Marathon Digital, discusses Slipstream, Bitcoin Core, soft forks, and the future of Bitcoin. He shares insights on mining innovations, blockchain reorganizations, and the importance of Bitcoin education. The conversation covers technical aspects and broader implications for Bitcoin's development and adoption.

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

02:54 Thought on Bitcoin

06:24 Slipstream

12:42 Consensus vs standardness

19:35 Slipstream technical challenges

26:35 Slipstream profitability

29:00 Why don't more pools MEV?

34:46 Not enough developers

41:17 The infamous/famous M block

49:12 Bitcoin has always been a data storage network

52:19 Re-org of Testnet4

59:39 Testnet3 hijinks

1:06:48 Thoughts on Bitcoin Core

1:13:15 Client diversity

1:17:58 Softforks

1:24:48 Consequences of softforks

1:34:42 Orange-pilling people

1:37:20 What Bitcoiners DON'T understand

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