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Standardness, Miner Centralization, and Data Limits

Standardness, Miner Centralization, and Data Limits

The October 17, 2025 episode of Tone Vays Podcast features Luke Dashjr and Bitcoin Mechanic dissecting Core v30’s standardness changes. They assess whether OP_RETURN sizing and inscription pathways expand large non-financial payloads that raise legal exposure and concentrate mining.

Mining Centralization, Spam Attacks, and Miner Autonomy

Mining Centralization, Spam Attacks, and Miner Autonomy

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.