Bitcoin Park Bitcoin Brainstorm 16 | Risks In Bitcoin: Supply Chain And Hardware Centralization
Since inception, ARK has researched and published thoughts on the cryptocurrency ecosystem within Big Ideas and through articles, whitepapers, monthly Bitcoin reports and podcasts. Now, in coordination with Bitcoin Park, ARK is pleased to introduce a monthly conversation with leaders in the Bitcoin space, to discuss everything happening in the rapidly-changing and still nascent Bitcoin ecosystem. Published through the For Your innovation podcast channels, this monthly series aims to be informative and enlightening, including experts with diverse viewpoints.
Guests on this month’s Bitcoin Brainstorm include:
Cathie Wood: Founder, CEO and CIO, ARK Invest
Lorenzo Valente: Director of Research, Digital Assets, ARK Invest
Jose Rios: Former VP, AI and Datacenter Group, Intel
Robert Warren: Author,Bitcoin Miner’s Almanac
Rod Roudi: Co-Founder, Bitcoin Park
Key Points FromThis Episode:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:00 Cathie’s thoughts on open-source development vs. closed
00:05:50 Where does bitcoin fit on a global macro-economic scale?
00:10:20 Supply chain: do developers have enough resources?
00:21:50 What are some projects we should be paying attention to?
00:30:10 Bitaxe production process, scale, and chip demand
00:39:00 Exogenous use cases for bitcoin miners
00:43:10 Is there a solution to chip production bottlenecks and vulnerabilities?
00:48:00 Are we at the precipice of a Cambrian explosion in bitcoin mining?
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Learnmore about Bitcoin Park: bitcoinpark.com