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Jan 27, 2022 β€’ 40min

Leaving Proof-of-Work | Ben Edgington & Tim Beiko | Compass Podcast

The formal specification for Ethereum 2.0 is almost done and everyone is wondering when and how the Merge will happen. Ben Edgington & Tim Beiko, two developers working on implementing Eth 2.0, join us to talk about when and how a transition of such scale will take place. Ben Edgington: https://twitter.com/benjaminion_xyz Tim Beiko: https://twitter.com/TimBeiko PERSON: TWITTER HANDLE Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley πŸŽ₯ TIMESTAMPS: Begin 00:00:00:00 Intro 00:00:44:28 When will ETH2 merge? 00:02:14:27 ETH2 vs. Consensus Layer 00:09:15:00 Execution vs. consensus 00:15:40:17 Preparing for merge 00:20:08:02 The moment of the switch 00:24:21:03 What happens right after 00:30:46:26 Finality and checkpoints 00:31:25:12 Hashrate during merge 00:33:46:19 MINE Start mining your own bitcoins with Compass. https://bit.ly/3CehBf1 WATCH https://youtube.com/c/CompassMining?sub_confirmation=1 LISTEN Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/3fNfrdi Spotify https://spoti.fi/3tSf9G1 Anchor https://bit.ly/3rmb7UF RSS https://bit.ly/3chpULV LEARN Every week, Compass sends a memo to over 18,000 professional miners and investors with the most important news and data in cryptocurrency mining. ✍️ Get the free newsletter in your inbox too: https://bit.ly/3vOGzxD FOLLOW Twitter: https://twitter.com/compass_mining LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/compassmining Happy hashing! 🀝 #Bitcoin #BitcoinMining Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 20, 2022 β€’ 49min

Understanding The Lighting Network | Rusty Russell | Compass Podcast

Blockstream's Rusty Russell joins the Compass Podcast to talk about Lightning network growth, technicals and how Bitcoin miners should understand Lightning! The Lightning Network has become the leading second layer scaling solution for Bitcoin. With instant transactions and ultra low fees it is making the dream of a β€œPeer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” a reality. πŸ‘€ Follow him on Twitter. βœ”οΈ Rusty Russell: https://twitter.com/rusty_twit Follow our host on Twitter too! βœ”οΈ Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley Compass hosts livestreams every week on WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY with the leading experts in cryptocurrency mining. Don't miss them! πŸ”” Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/CompassMini... πŸ“² You can LISTEN to audio versions of all livestreams on 🎧 Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3fNfrdi), 🎧 Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3tSf9G1), 🎧 Anchor (https://bit.ly/3rmb7UF), 🎧 RSS (https://bit.ly/3chpULV) or anywhere else you get your podcasts! -------------------------------------------- πŸ”Ž Learn more about cryptocurrency mining! πŸ’» Every week, Compass sends a memo to over 14,000 professional miners and investors with the most important news and data in cryptocurrency mining. ✍️ Get the free newsletter in your inbox too: https://bit.ly/3vOGzxD πŸ’° Mine your own bitcoins with Compass. Start here: https://bit.ly/3CehBf1 ⭐️ Follow Compass socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/compass_mining LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/comp... Happy hashing! 🀝 #Bitcoin #BitcoinMining Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 14, 2022 β€’ 1h 10min

Altcoin Mining in 2022 | Michael Carter & Seth Estrada | Compass Podcast

Bitcoin is the dominant proof-of-work cryptocurrency by a large margin, but an army of small time enthusiasts mine other PoW coins using GPUs, FPGAs and other retail friendly rigs.  In this episode of Compass Live, we sit down with Michael Carter (BitsBeTrippin) and Seth Estrada (Mineyourbiz) to talk Altcoin mining in 2022. πŸ‘€ Follow them on Twitter. βœ”οΈ Seth Estrada: https://twitter.com/mineyour_biz βœ”οΈ Michael Carter: https://twitter.com/BitsBeTrippin Follow our hosts on Twitter too! βœ”οΈ Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley Compass hosts livestreams every week on WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY with the leading experts in cryptocurrency mining. Don't miss them! πŸ”” Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/CompassMining?sub_confirmation=1 πŸ“² You can LISTEN to audio versions of all livestreams on 🎧 Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3fNfrdi), 🎧 Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3tSf9G1), 🎧 Anchor (https://bit.ly/3rmb7UF), 🎧 RSS (https://bit.ly/3chpULV) or anywhere else you get your podcasts! -------------------------------------------- πŸ”Ž Learn more about cryptocurrency mining! πŸ’» Every week, Compass sends a memo to over 14,000 professional miners and investors with the most important news and data in cryptocurrency mining. ✍️ Get the free newsletter in your inbox too: https://bit.ly/3vOGzxD πŸ’° Mine your own bitcoins with Compass. Start here: https://bit.ly/3CehBf1 ⭐️ Follow Compass socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/compass_mining LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/compassmining Happy hashing! 🀝 #Bitcoin #BitcoinMining Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 12, 2022 β€’ 41min

Next Gen Mining with Zero Knowledge Proofs | Kristy Minehan | Compass Podcast

Is Bitcoin mining the only application of Proof-of-Work? Where else do we see Proof-of-Work used? Turns out, many other blockchains are using Bitcoin’s tech stack to operate.  In this episode of Compass Live, Kristy-Leigh Minehan joins Compass Live to discuss how zero knowledge proofs, rollups and other altcoins take advantage of Proof-of-Work. πŸ‘€ Follow her on Twitter. βœ”οΈ Kristy-Leigh Minehan: https://twitter.com/OhGodAGirl Follow our hosts on Twitter too! βœ”οΈ Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley Compass hosts livestreams every week on WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY with the leading experts in cryptocurrency mining. Don't miss them! πŸ”” Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/CompassMining?sub_confirmation=1 πŸ“² You can LISTEN to audio versions of all livestreams on 🎧 Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3fNfrdi), 🎧 Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3tSf9G1), 🎧 Anchor (https://bit.ly/3rmb7UF), 🎧 RSS (https://bit.ly/3chpULV) or anywhere else you get your podcasts! -------------------------------------------- πŸ”Ž Learn more about cryptocurrency mining! πŸ’» Every week, Compass sends a memo to over 14,000 professional miners and investors with the most important news and data in cryptocurrency mining. ✍️ Get the free newsletter in your inbox too: https://bit.ly/3vOGzxD πŸ’° Mine your own bitcoins with Compass. Start here: https://bit.ly/3CehBf1 ⭐️ Follow Compass socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/compass_mining LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/compassmining Happy hashing! 🀝 #Bitcoin #BitcoinMining Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 11, 2022 β€’ 24min

The State of Kazakh Mining | Didar Bekbau | Compass Podcast

Kazakhstan – a former Soviet satellite and second largest producer of Bitcoin hashrate – is undergoing tremendous civil strife. Gas prices have doubled and citizens have taken to the streets, demanding changes to the governments authoritarian ways.  Compass sits down with Didar Bekbau from Xive Mining to talk about Bitcoin's role in the conflict, if Bitcoin miners will leave and the state of Kazakh mining! πŸ‘€ Follow him on Twitter. βœ”οΈ Didar Bekbau from Xive: https://twitter.com/didar_bekbau Follow our hosts on Twitter too! βœ”οΈ Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley Compass hosts livestreams every week on WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY with the leading experts in cryptocurrency mining. Don't miss them! πŸ”” Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/CompassMining?sub_confirmation=1 πŸ“² You can LISTEN to audio versions of all livestreams on 🎧 Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3fNfrdi), 🎧 Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3tSf9G1), 🎧 Anchor (https://bit.ly/3rmb7UF), 🎧 RSS (https://bit.ly/3chpULV) or anywhere else you get your podcasts! -------------------------------------------- πŸ”Ž Learn more about cryptocurrency mining! πŸ’» Every week, Compass sends a memo to over 14,000 professional miners and investors with the most important news and data in cryptocurrency mining. ✍️ Get the free newsletter in your inbox too: https://bit.ly/3vOGzxD πŸ’° Mine your own bitcoins with Compass. Start here: https://bit.ly/3CehBf1 ⭐️ Follow Compass socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/compass_mining LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/compassmining Happy hashing! 🀝 #Bitcoin #BitcoinMining Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 7, 2022 β€’ 1h 2min

Smart Contracts for Bitcoin? | Jeremy Rubin | Compass Podcast

πŸ‘€ Follow him on Twitter. βœ”οΈ Jeremy Rubin: https://twitter.com/JeremyRubin Follow our hosts on Twitter too! βœ”οΈ Zack Voell: https://twitter.com/zackvoell βœ”οΈ Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley Compass hosts livestreams every week on WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY with the leading experts in cryptocurrency mining. Don't miss them! πŸ”” Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/CompassMining?sub_confirmation=1 πŸ“² You can LISTEN to audio versions of all livestreams on 🎧 Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3fNfrdi), 🎧 Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3tSf9G1), 🎧 Anchor (https://bit.ly/3rmb7UF), 🎧 RSS (https://bit.ly/3chpULV) or anywhere else you get your podcasts! Thanks for watching! -------------------------------------------- πŸ”Ž Learn more about cryptocurrency mining! πŸ’» Every week, Compass sends a memo to over 14,000 professional miners and investors with the most important news and data in cryptocurrency mining. ✍️ Get the free newsletter in your inbox too: https://bit.ly/3vOGzxD πŸ’° Mine your own bitcoins with Compass. Start here: https://bit.ly/3CehBf1 ⭐️ Follow Compass socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/compass_mining LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/compassmining Happy hashing! 🀝 #Bitcoin #BitcoinMining Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 5, 2022 β€’ 53min

Mining as Money Printing | Mark Thornton | Compass Podcast

Austrian economics – a small, yet growing free market ideology – is often cited as the basis for Bitocin’s supply cap, issuance schedule and proof-of-work consensus mechanism. In this episode of Compass Live, Peterson and Luddy Professor of Austrian Economics and Senior Fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute Mark Thornton lays out the argument for Bitcoin as a competitor to fiat money. βœ”οΈ Mark Thornton: https://twitter.com/DrMarkThornton Follow our hosts on Twitter too! βœ”οΈ Zack Voell: https://twitter.com/zackvoell βœ”οΈ Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley Compass hosts livestreams every week on WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY with the leading experts in cryptocurrency mining. Don't miss them! πŸ”” Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/CompassMining?sub_confirmation=1 πŸ“² You can LISTEN to audio versions of all livestreams on 🎧 Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3fNfrdi), 🎧 Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3tSf9G1), 🎧 Anchor (https://bit.ly/3rmb7UF), 🎧 RSS (https://bit.ly/3chpULV) or anywhere else you get your podcasts! Thanks for watching! πŸŽ₯ TIMESTAMPS: -------------------------------------------- πŸ”Ž Learn more about cryptocurrency mining! πŸ’» Every week, Compass sends a memo to over 14,000 professional miners and investors with the most important news and data in cryptocurrency mining. ✍️ Get the free newsletter in your inbox too: https://bit.ly/3vOGzxD πŸ’° Mine your own bitcoins with Compass. Start here: https://bit.ly/3CehBf1 ⭐️ Follow Compass socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/compass_mining LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/compassmining Happy hashing! 🀝 #Bitcoin #BitcoinMining Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 29, 2021 β€’ 1h 4min

An Investor's Guide To Mining | Brandon Bailey & Lili Rhodes | Compass Podcast

βœ”οΈ Lili Rhodes: https://twitter.com/Marketsbylili βœ”οΈ Brandon Bailey: https://twitter.com/bitcoinbeezy Follow our hosts on Twitter too! βœ”οΈ Zack Voell: https://twitter.com/zackvoell βœ”οΈ Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley Compass hosts livestreams every week on WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY with the leading experts in cryptocurrency mining. Don't miss them! πŸ”” Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/CompassMining?sub_confirmation=1 πŸ“² You can LISTEN to audio versions of all livestreams on 🎧 Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3fNfrdi), 🎧 Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3tSf9G1), 🎧 Anchor (https://bit.ly/3rmb7UF), 🎧 RSS (https://bit.ly/3chpULV) or anywhere else you get your podcasts! -------------------------------------------- πŸ”Ž Learn more about cryptocurrency mining! πŸ’» Every week, Compass sends a memo to over 14,000 professional miners and investors with the most important news and data in cryptocurrency mining. ✍️ Get the free newsletter in your inbox too: https://bit.ly/3vOGzxD πŸ’° Mine your own bitcoins with Compass. Start here: https://bit.ly/3CehBf1 ⭐️ Follow Compass socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/compass_mining LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/compassmining Happy hashing! 🀝 #Bitcoin #BitcoinMining Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 22, 2021 β€’ 47min

Institutional Bitcoin Mining | Compass Spaces Recording

Let's talk Bitcoin mining. Follow our host on Twitter too! βœ”οΈ Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley Compass hosts livestreams every week on WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY with the leading experts in cryptocurrency mining. Don't miss them! πŸ”” Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/CompassMining?sub_confirmation=1 πŸ“² You can LISTEN to audio versions of all livestreams on 🎧 Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3fNfrdi), 🎧 Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3tSf9G1), 🎧 Anchor (https://bit.ly/3rmb7UF), 🎧 RSS (https://bit.ly/3chpULV) or anywhere else you get your podcasts! -------------------------------------------- πŸ”Ž Learn more about cryptocurrency mining! πŸ’» Every week, Compass sends a memo to over 14,000 professional miners and investors with the most important news and data in cryptocurrency mining. ✍️ Get the free newsletter in your inbox too: https://bit.ly/3vOGzxD πŸ’° Mine your own bitcoins with Compass. Start here: https://bit.ly/3CehBf1 ⭐️ Follow Compass socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/compass_mining LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/compassmining Happy hashing! 🀝 #Bitcoin #BitcoinMining Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 18, 2021 β€’ 53min

Making Sound Money With Cheap Energy | Drew Armstrong & AJ Scalia | Compass Podcast

βœ”οΈ AJ Scalia: https://twitter.com/ajscalia βœ”οΈ Drew Armstrong: https://twitter.com/btc_buddhist Follow our hosts on Twitter too! βœ”οΈ Zack Voell: https://twitter.com/zackvoell βœ”οΈ Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley Compass hosts livestreams every week on WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY with the leading experts in cryptocurrency mining. Don't miss them! πŸ”” Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/CompassMining?sub_confirmation=1 πŸ“² You can LISTEN to audio versions of all livestreams on 🎧 Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3fNfrdi), 🎧 Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3tSf9G1), 🎧 Anchor (https://bit.ly/3rmb7UF), 🎧 RSS (https://bit.ly/3chpULV) or anywhere else you get your podcasts! Thanks for watching! -------------------------------------------- πŸ”Ž Learn more about cryptocurrency mining! πŸ’» Every week, Compass sends a memo to over 14,000 professional miners and investors with the most important news and data in cryptocurrency mining. ✍️ Get the free newsletter in your inbox too: https://bit.ly/3vOGzxD πŸ’° Mine your own bitcoins with Compass. Start here: https://bit.ly/3CehBf1 ⭐️ Follow Compass socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/compass_mining LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/compassmining Happy hashing! 🀝 #Bitcoin #BitcoinMining Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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