Mara Pool And Bitcoin Mining Censorship
The hosts of "The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado" discussed Mara Pool, bitcoin mining pools that censor blocks and what Bitcoiners could do about this.Watch This Episode On YouTubeListen To This Episode:AppleSpotifyLibsynOvercastIn this episode of “The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado,” hosts Aaron van Wirdum and Sjors Provoost discussed the emergence of Mara Pool, the American Bitcoin mining pool operated by Marathon Digital Holdings, which claims to be fully compliant with U.S. regulations. More generally, van Wirdum and Provoost discussed the prospects of mining censorship, what that would mean for Bitcoin....
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