The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only Podcast

Jameson Lopp: Bitcoin Mining and Censorship


Listen Later

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

Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Anita Posch Show: A Bitcoin Only PodcastBy Anita Posch

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

13 ratings