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Murray Rudd

Murray Rudd

Nova Scotia

Dr. Murray Rudd is an applied environmental microeconomist and policy researcher. His full attention is now on Bitcoin’s economic, social, technical and environmental impacts and potential.

Mining Centralization, Spam Exploits, and Bitcoin’s Resilience

Mining Centralization, Spam Exploits, and Bitcoin’s Resilience

The May 24, 2024 episode of The Bitcoin Way podcast features Bitcoin Mechanic explaining how mining centralization, Full Pay Per Share (FPPS) payout schemes, and spam exploits threaten Bitcoin’s long-term sustainability.

Censorship Risk, Fee Markets, and Practical Privacy in Bitcoin

Censorship Risk, Fee Markets, and Practical Privacy in Bitcoin

The July 30, 2024 episode of Ungovernable Misfits features Max Tannahill examining miner filtering, fee dynamics from ordinals, and user privacy stacks. Tannahill argues that normalizing the exclusion of inscriptions sets a precedent for broader policy lists as mining centralizes.

Bitcoin Consensus and Upgrade Risks

Bitcoin Consensus and Upgrade Risks

The November 18, 2024 episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast features Lyn Alden and Steve Lee analyzing risks in Bitcoin consensus and protocol upgrades.

Securing Bitcoin Core: Relay Policy, Fees, and Privacy

Securing Bitcoin Core: Relay Policy, Fees, and Privacy

The December 28, 2024 episode of the Human Rights Foundation at PubKey podcast features Bitcoin Core maintainer Gloria Zhao discussing how Core underpins transaction relay, censorship resistance, and node accessibility.

Bitcoin Nodes, Sovereign Computing, and Education Futures

Bitcoin Nodes, Sovereign Computing, and Education Futures

The October 01, 2024 episode of the Juan Cienfuegos Podcast features Matt Hill explaining how StartOS enables non-technical users to run Bitcoin nodes and personal servers.

Securing Bitcoin: Time Warp, Validation Costs, and Safe Upgrades

Securing Bitcoin: Time Warp, Validation Costs, and Safe Upgrades

The July 29, 2024 episode of the Stephan Livera Podcast features Antoine Poinsot explaining inheritance tooling, the Great Consensus Cleanup, and recent Bitcoin Core disclosures.

Slipstream, Relay Policy, and the Economics of Miner Control

Slipstream, Relay Policy, and the Economics of Miner Control

The June 28, 2024 episode of The Mining Pod features Portland Hodl explaining how Slipstream enables direct-to-miner transaction submission that bypasses standard relay filters.