Hass McCook and I discuss the Bitcoin mining market and his recent research, "The Cost and Sustainability of Bitcoin". We cover key bitcoin mining metrics, bitcoin mining cost price ranges, the Bitcoin Price - Mining Hash Rate relationship, the evolution of bitcoin mining over the past 3 years, and compare Bitcoin mining costs vs Gold mining.
Aug 21
Sell Bitcoin or Borrow Against Bitcoin? with Max K | SLP688
In this episode, Stephan Livera and Max K discuss the recent Baltic Honey Badger conference, highlighting the shift in focus from institutional adoption to innovative projects like Ark. They explore the workings of Debifi, a Bitcoin-backed lending platform, explaining its marketp ... Show More
1h 2m
Aug 19
The Fight for Financial Privacy in Bitcoin
In this conversation, Stephan Livera and Calle discuss the critical importance of privacy in financial systems, particularly in the context of Bitcoin and eCash. They explore the evolution of privacy technology, the challenges posed by current financial regulations, and the need ... Show More
1h 8m
Aug 15
Simplicity Comes To Liquid with Andrew Poelstra | SLP686
In this conversation, Andrew Poelstra discusses the recent launch of Simplicity on Liquid, a federated sidechain of Bitcoin. He explains the technical aspects of Liquid, its advantages, and how Simplicity serves as a new scripting language that enhances expressivity and formal ve ... Show More
1h 9m
Feb 2025
THE MINING POD: Mining For The Streets With Bitaxe
There’s a small, hobbyist Bitcoin mining unit that’s getting Bitcoin plebs fired up. We’re learning more on this week’s Mining Pod.
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39m 20s
Mar 2021
#237: Bitcoin Urbanism, Parasitic ideas, real world inflation, the suburban mistake and building Strong Towns with Kelly Lannan
Join Marty as he sits down with Kelly Lannan, the mind behind Bitcoin Urbanism, to discuss:
- Parasitic ideas
- How Bitcoin Urbanism came to be
- Being a real estate developer
- Building materials inflation
- How fiat money destroyed city planning
- How city codes hamstring build ... Show More
1h 49m
Mar 2021
#239: Sphinx Chat, encrypted chat over LN, banking the unbanked, and rearchitecting the Internet with Paul Itoi
Join Marty as he sits down with Paul Itoi, co-founder of Stakwork and Sphinx Chat, to discuss:
- Sphinx chat
- Content monetization without ads
- Encrypted chat over the Lightning Network
- Paying anons around the world
- Banking the unbanked
- Rearchitecting the Internet using B ... Show More
1h 21m
Mar 2025
BTC225: Bitcoin Revolutionizing Renewable Energy w/ Daniel Batten (Bitcoin Podcast)
In this episode, Daniel Batten discusses how Bitcoin is driving advancements in renewable energy, the decentralization of global hash rates and mining pools, and the rise of heat reuse technology.
Together with Preston, they explore innovations in mining, the potential of zinc r ... Show More
1h 1m
Jan 2025
BTC218: Bitcoin Mining 101 w/ Adam Haynes (Bitcoin Podcast)
In this episode, Adam Haynes from SimpleMining.io breaks down Bitcoin mining fundamentals, energy innovations, and advanced technologies like AI and quantum computing. We explore hashrate growth, the debate between mining and buying Bitcoin, and strategies for engaging new adopte ... Show More
52m 9s
Oct 2024
THE MINING POD: US Miners Grow Market Share, MARA’s $200m BTC Loan, and Cipher’s 1.5 GW Buy
In the news this week, a couple of $200 million headlines, 1.5 GWs of acquisition aspiration, and public US miners grow their hashrate share.Welcome back to the Mining Pod! For this week’s news roundup, Colin and Matt discuss how US public bitcoin miners are growing their share o ... Show More
39m 19s