Bitcoin’s Blocksize Scarcity with Bob Burnett of Barefoot Mining (SLP525)
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When you need to send a Bitcoin transaction, you need Bitcoin blockspace. But blockspace is scarce! CEO of Barefoot Mining, Bob Burnett and I chat about this, and what you can do about it. 

• Blockspace scarcity and explanation

• What you can do about it

• UTXO management

• Different types of miner

• Miner’s Trilemma

• Arguments against public company mining

• Mining NOT being a leverage play on Bitcoin

• Public vs private miners

• Gateway going public

• Core Scientific bankruptcy

• Mining decentralisation

Links:

• X: @boomer_btc)

• Site: Barefoot Mining)

• Old Man Yells: @OldManYells-btc)

• Satoshi’s Heel article mentioned: SATOSHI’S HEEL: IS MINING INFRASTRUCTURE A VULNERABILITY THAT COULD TAKE DOWN BITCOIN?)

Sponsors:

• Swan.com) (code LIVERA)

• CoinKite.com) (code LIVERA)

• Mempool.space)

Stephan Livera links:

• Follow me on X @stephanlivera)

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