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Nov 2019

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SLP128 Jan Čapek - Stratum v2 Bitcoin Mi...

About this episode

Jan Čapek, co-CEO of Braiins and working at Slush Pool joins me to talk about this an upgrade to a Bitcoin Mining protocol, Stratum. Stratum V2 is the next generation protocol for pooled mining. It focuses on making data transfers more efficient, reducing physical infrastructure requirements for mining operations, and increasing security. In this conversation we get into some detail about:

How Jan got into Bitcoin and Bitcoin Mining
How the original Stratum protocol came about
What is new about Stratum v2
Benefits of Stratum v2
Relation with BetterHash
Bitcoin Pools generally

Jan Čapek and Stratum Protocol Links:

Sponsor links:

Kraken
Unchained Capital
21X.io (Previously Bitcoin Outlet) use code: LIVERA for 21% off
GiveBitcoin

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