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Daniel Prince interviews Marcel about decentralising Bitcoin mining through hash power rental.

A whole new Bitcoin mining market place just emerged, and it changes everything. In this episode of the Once Bitten podcast, host Daniel Prince interviews Marcel, a software developer and Bitcoin enthusiast, about decentralising Bitcoin mining by renting hash power. Marcel shares his journey into Bitcoin, starting with his initial exposure through Silk Road and a negative experience with Mt. Gox, which ultimately led him to a deeper understanding of Bitcoin's fundamentals. Marcel discusses his early adoption of Bitcoin, his involvement in the Bitcoin community in Barcelona, and his views on the spam and ordinal issues that have plagued the Bitcoin network. Key Topics: Bitcoin mining decentralisation Hash rate rental Mempool policies Datum and Brains Follow Marcel: X - @oomahq NOSTR - npub100mahqlhxg50thmt5dyynu40nl25hat9kkkknzk8pqjfkvgq0xsqtdfyy5 Barcelona Bitcoiners - @bcnbitcoinonly Barcelona Conference - https://www.bcc8333.xyz/ Check out my book ‘Choose Life’ - https://bitcoinbook.shop/search?q=prince Pleb Service Announcements: Join 20 thousand Bitcoiners on @cluborange https://signup.cluborange.org/co/princey CONFERENCES: BITCOIN IRELAND - 22ND -25TH MAY 2026 - DUBLIN…

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Prince

Guest: Marcel

Topics covered

• Bitcoin mining decentralisation
• Hash rate rental
• Mempool policies
• Bitcoin community
• Bitcoin fundamentals

Keywords

• Bitcoin mining
• hash power
• decentralisation
• Silk Road
• Mt. Gox
• Barcelona Bitcoiners
• Bitcoin community
• mempool policies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Silk Road, Mt. Gox, Barcelona Bitcoiners, Bitcoin Ireland

Products: BITBOX

Places: Barcelona

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