Jason and Ryan speak with Kevin Kelly, who is part of FCAT’s Bitcoin mining team, about how Bitcoin is created. The three talk about their personal history with mining, and touch on the different economic, political, and technological complexities of mining.
Episode Topics:
[4:45] What is Bitcoin Mining?
[13:45] What are hashrates?
[16:45] Energy Economics
[20:05] Role of mining pools
[22:30] Geographic Shifts
[30:40] Innovation in Bitcoin mining
[32:50] Proof of Stake vs Proof of Work
[34:30] Blockchain Trilemma
[37:00] Resources
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