The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only Podcast

par Anita Posch

Technologie (généralité)

Jameson Lopp: Bitcoin Mining and Censorship

51min (43 Mo) - 18 février 2021 Code copié Lien copié

Description de l'episode

My guest is Jameson Lopp, he calls himself a professional cypherpunk. His mission is to use his skills as a technologist to build tools that empower individuals. Our topic is nicely called “clean” mining or to say it in a more distinct way: censored mining. Is this an attack on Bitcoin and what are the possible strategies and outcomes? Jameson is the Co-founder & CTO of Casa a company dedicated to helping you to secure your bitcoin. It’s the second time that Jameson is my guest, listen to our previous interview here.
Topics:

Government friendly mining or an attack on Bitcoin?
Geo-political aspects, US hegemony
Bitcoin mining explainer and definition of miners
Tools used: KYC-ing miners and censoring transactions
Possible outcomes? Worst case scenario
Counteracting: Game theory, economics, technical aspects

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The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only Podcast

You want to understand Bitcoin, its implications on the world, and gain more financial self-sovereignty and freedom? Anita Posch, author of (L)earn Bitcoin, Founder of “Bitcoin for Fairness” and Bitcoin educator, takes you on a journey to understand the far reaching effects that this technology will have as it is enforcing human rights all around the world. From interviews with the builders of Bitcoin to guides and tutorials around self-custody and privacy. The Anita Posch Show breaks it all down in an understandable manner.