Bitcoin’s Blocksize Scarcity with Bob Burnett of Barefoot Mining (SLP525)

<p>When you need to send a Bitcoin transaction, you need Bitcoin blockspace. But blockspace is scarce! CEO of Barefoot Mining, Bob Burnett and I chat about this, and what you can do about it. </p> <ul> <li>Blockspace scarcity and explanation</li> <li>What you can do about it</li> <li>UTXO management</li> <li>Different types of miner</li> <li>Miner’s Trilemma</li> <li>Arguments against public company mining</li> <li>Mining NOT being a leverage play on Bitcoin</li> <li>Public vs private miners</li> <li>Gateway going public</li> <li>Core Scientific bankruptcy</li> <li>Mining decentralisation</li> </ul> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>X: <a href="https://twitter.com/boomer_btc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">@boomer_btc</a></li> <li>Site: <a href="https://www.barefootmining.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Barefoot Mining</a></li> <li>Old Man Yells: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb8kQc5KDV98ttfD8zuvnWw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">@OldManYells-btc</a></li> <li>Satoshi’s Heel article mentioned: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/mining-industry-makes-bitcoin-vulnerable" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">SATOSHI’S HEEL: IS MINING INFRASTRUCTURE A VULNERABILITY THAT COULD TAKE DOWN BITCOIN?</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://swan.com/livera" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Swan.com</a> (code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="http://coinkite.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">CoinKite.com</a> (code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="https://mempool.space/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Mempool.space</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Stephan Livera links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Follow me on X<a href="https://twitter.com/stephanlivera" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"> @stephanlivera</a></li> <li><a href="https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow no