Research area
Analysis of Bitcoin mining economics, energy use, grid integration, hardware, and industry developments
The October 05, 2025 episode of the Jordi Visser Podcast features Jordi arguing that electricity, not GPUs, is now the binding constraint on AI deployment.
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The December 15, 2023 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Erik Hersman on currency shocks, informal exchange rates, and mining-enabled electrification.
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The March 31, 2021 episode of the Lex Fridman Podcast features Nic Carter outlining Bitcoin’s small-block ethos, layered scaling, and conservative upgrade governance.
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The October 02, 2025 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast features Kristian Csepcsar explaining why Bitcoin’s resilience depends on use, not holding alone.
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The September 20, 2025 episode of the Tim Kotzman Podcast features Matt Prusak explaining an “accumulator” model that fuses mining scale with capital-markets tactics.
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The September 23, 2025 episode of TFTC features Sean Milmoe explaining how using otherwise wasted oilfield gas to power Bitcoin mining can create more value than selling it into pipelines at standard market prices.
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The September 16, 2025 episode of TFTC features Jimmy Song explaining how a few mining pools construct most Bitcoin blocks, shifting power away from hashers. He explains how non-consensus changes can reshape incentives under concentration.
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The July 23, 2025 episode of the Isabel Foxen Duke podcast features Matt Corallo explaining how MEV, pool structures, and regulatory uncertainty threaten Bitcoin’s decentralization.
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The February 14, 2025 episode of Ian Major features General Kenobi explaining how mining-pool concentration arises from Stratum V1’s pool-side block-template control. Kenobi argues Stratum V2 reduces interception risks while improving payout transparency.
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The July 18, 2024 episode of the Bitcoin Infinity Show features Bitcoin Mechanic examining how mining concentration and policy chokepoints could erode transaction neutrality and user sovereignty.
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The June 17, 2024 episode of The Bitcoin Matrix features Luke Dashjr explaining how mining centralization concentrates block decisions and weakens censorship resistance. He describes recent spam waves as gamified attacks and argues that miner-led filtration has always been part of Bitcoin’s design.
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The September 08, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Edge with Paula features Bob Burnett explaining how mining pools, node relay policies, and institutional adoption are reshaping Bitcoin’s internal threat landscape.
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