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The bitcoin ‘ossification’ debate continues with a discussion on the key considerations. What makes Bitcoin special? What improvements are necessary to retain sufficient decentralisation, if any?
Vijay Boyapati and Brandon Black (aka reardencode) rejoin me for a special episode to discuss:
- What makes Bitcoin special?
- Defining ‘ossification’
- How many users is ‘enough’?
- Unknown unknowns
- Addressing centralising MEV concerns
- Soft forks and hard forks
- Economic nodes and who holds the power
- Where to from here
Timestamps:
(00:00) – Intro
(01:54) – What makes Bitcoin Special? ft. Vijay
(09:37) – Verifiability & decentralisation of Bitcoin ft. Brandon
(14:31) – When do we stop ‘changing’ bitcoin?
(15:17) – Revisiting the blocksize wars & importance of self sovereignty
(20:45) – Libertarian principles of Bitcoin
(23:48) – ‘Sufficiently decentralised’ Bitcoin
(26:42) – Defining ‘Ossification’ of Bitcoin
(30:56) – Sponsors
(34:11) – Economic interests in upgrading Bitcoin nodes
(43:40) – Bitcoin is a Trojan horse
(47:15) – Can we rule out ‘Unknown unknowns’?
(50:49) – Concerns over centralising MEV
(1:00:17) – Whose chain is it anyway?
(1:05:14) – Resisting soft forks and hard forks
(1:16:49) – Closing Thoughts
Links:
- X: @real_vijay
- Bullish Case for Bitcoin: Swan.com/bullish
- X: @reardencode
Prior episodes:
- Rusty – Great Script Restoration
- Brandon Black – Are Covenants necessary for Bitcoin
- TXHASH Steven Roose
- Matt Corallo and Steve Lee Great Consensus Cleanup
Sponsors:
- Swan.com (code LIVERA)
- CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
- Mempool.space
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