
Center of Hash - Bitcoin's Biggest Threat: 6 Pools Mine 90% of All Blocks | Jimmy Song

As the calendars turn and we edge closer to 2024, the whispers of economic uncertainty grow louder.
This is a great lesson in software development and what it takes to ship products that people use.
Nothing gets the adrenaline flowing like a few consecutive $1,000+ green candles and looking back seven days at a +12.23% gain.
The digital ledger made up of blocks of transactions, popularly referred to as "the blockchain" sits at the core of bitcoin's distributed system.
The future will be built on a network of keys held by individuals and institutions.
Bitcoin gets back to $40,000 for the first time since May of 2022 during the same week that gold hits a new all-time high.
Trying to simplify inflation is like trying to explain the entire plot of "Inception" in one sentence.
News time! We’re joined by Charlie and Matt to discuss this week’s happenings in Bitcoin mining, including the Ocean Pool post-launch controversy, Antpool trying to return (?) the 83 BTC fee and a special drop in guest.
The bitcoin network saw its sixth consecutive upward difficulty adjustment this week to another all-time high, as total network hashrate has now jumped by ~100 EH/s in just under three months.
Think of it as the financial equivalent of having water in a desert – essential for survival but alarmingly scarce when most needed.
Those who don’t cut back on their Thanksgiving plans will have to cut back elsewhere in their budgets or turn to their credit cards for a lifeline.
As Bitcoin continues to gain widespread adoption, the need for improved privacy measures becomes increasingly apparent.