In this episode, B10C discusses his work in the Bitcoin ecosystem, focusing on the importance of censorship resistance, the role of mining pools, and the implications of OFAC sanctions on Bitcoin transactions. He introduces the Peer Observer project aimed at monitoring the Bitcoin network for anomalies and attacks, and highlights the need for a collaborative approach to Bitcoin network operations through the Bitcoin Network Operations Collective.

Takeaways:

🔸B10C has been working on Bitcoin open source projects since 2021.

🔸Research on mining pools reveals they may filter out certain transactions.

🔸Censorship resistance is a key feature of Bitcoin that needs monitoring.

🔸The Bitcoin network lacks a professional monitoring system compared to large companies.

🔸The Peer Observer project aims to detect attacks on Bitcoin nodes.

🔸Monitoring tools can help identify anomalies in the Bitcoin network.

🔸The Bitcoin Network Operations Collective is a forum for collaboration on network monitoring.

🔸Compact block relay improves block propagation efficiency.

🔸Different mining pools have varying policies on transaction inclusion.

🔸The future of Bitcoin monitoring relies on community collaboration.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro

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