Episode
The Most Important Project in Bitcoin (You probably haven't heard of)
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- Bitcoin Audible
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- Jul 16, 2026
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- 922
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Summary
What is the most important project in Bitcoin? It isn't BIP 110 or some shiny new payment protocol. We actually have a massive security vulnerability sitting at the base layer: Bitcoin mining isn't really mining anymore. Right now, we have millions of hashers but barely a handful of real miners deciding what transactions make it into a block. And that means a few centralized pool operators could easily censor the network. In this Take, I explain why the critical distinction between a hasher and a miner matters. But more importantly, I outline how newer protocols are finally fixing a decade-long mistake. Chapters (00:00:00) - The most important project (00:00:29) - Hashers vs miners (00:01:35) - Pools choose transactions (00:03:06) - The few pools who can censor (00:04:21) - Nodes and block templates (00:06:15) - Holding your own keys (00:06:55) - Datum and Stratum V2 (00:08:50) - The single giant pool risk (00:11:31) - Spam, Slipstream, BIP110 (00:13:22) - Ocean, DMND, and what's next Affiliate Links Become sovereign, hold your keys, be censorship resistant with the Bitbox hardware wallet. Get 5% off everything in the store with code GUY (Link: https://bitbox.swiss/guy/ ) Get 10% off the best Bitcoin board game in the world, HODLUP! Or any of the other great games from The Free Market Kids! Use code GUY10 at checkout for 10% off your cart! (Link: https://www.freemarketkids.com/collections/games-1 ) Host Links Guy on Nostr (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2xc96ney ) Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann ) Guy on Instagram (Link: https://www.instagram.com/theguyswann ) Guy on TikTok (Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@theguyswann ) Guy's Takes on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@GuysTake ) Guy Swann on YouTube (Link: https://www.youtube.com/@theguyswann ) Bitco…