The Bitcoin Future No One Is Prepared For with Bob Burnett

We cover
🔹 Why block space must become a commodity and what happens when demand exceeds supply
🔹 The subsidy era is ending and why users have been “spoiled” for 16 years
🔹 How FPPS payout structures break once fees dominate miner revenue
🔹 Institutional adoption, corporate treasuries & the coming demand shock
🔹 The personal computer revolution as a blueprint for Bitcoin’s future
🔹 Why the next wave of Bitcoin innovation will come from unexpected places
🔹 Energy vs capital vs hardware, the Miner’s Triad explained
🔹 AI, inference, and how compute competition will reshape mining
🔹 Mining vs hashing: why most “miners” aren’t miners at all
🔹 The psychology of adoption across innovators → early adopters → early majority
🔹 Bob’s mission: protecting the base layer so the world can build on top

🎙 Guest: Bob Burnett, Founder of Barefoot Mining
https://www.barefootmining.com/
https://twitter.com/BarefootMining
https://www.youtube.com/@UCnDwR61LZCThM6o4p700EQQ

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-burnett-995960108
https://twitter.com/boomer_btc?lang=en
https://www.facebook.com/bob.burnett.125/

Bob’s shows:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxdf8G0kzsUVyfT8CuL56TDvi3ZVuyJie
https://open.spotify.com/show/4JZbiBDz5paCVWq6AjcB3Y

🎙 Timestamps
00:00 – Block space, fees & the end of “free settlement”
06:10 – From PC revolution to Bitcoin mining
16:45 – Ethereum, centralization & why proof-of-work matters
27:30 – What most miners get wrong: hashing vs mining
37:55 – Institutional adoption & settlement guarantees
48:40 – Block space as a commodity: futures, hedging & delivery
1:00:25 – The Miner’s Triad & why energy becomes the dominant constraint
1:10:50 – AI vs Bitcoin mining: competition, opportunity & risk
1:21:15 – Why Bitcoin won’t scale without UX for the early majority
1:33:05 – Global adoption curves & why innovation comes from the edges
1:45:20 – Bob’s mission: securing Bitcoin’s base layer for generations

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