OLD MAN YELLS! - EPISODE 14 - DIRTY POOL

About this episode

This episode discusses the creation of Bitcoin blocks and the implications of a mining pool censoring transactions.

This episode explains some the basics of how Bitcoin blocks are created and pools interact with miners. It then explores the recent revelation of a major Bitcoin mining pool admitting to censoring transactions.

People in this episode

Host: OLD MAN YELLS!

Topics covered

• Bitcoin
• mining
• censorship
• block creation
• cryptocurrency

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• mining
• blocks
• censorship
• cryptocurrency
• transactions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bitcoin, Bitcoin mining pool

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