The Bitcoin Mining Case For Drivechains W/ Paul Sztorc and James McAvity

We discuss the pressing issue of crypto fees, how to think about L2 designs for Bitcoin, criticisms of BIP 300/301 and why Bitcoin miners arn’t more involved in Bitcoin governance.

October 18, 20231 min read

The Bitcoin Mining Case For Drivechains W/ Paul Sztorc and James McAvity — A world with Drivechains?

Share

Today we are joined by Paul Sztorc and James McAvity of Layer2 Labs and Cormint, respectively. We discuss the pressing issue of crypto fees, how to think about L2 designs for Bitcoin, criticisms of BIP 300/301 and why Bitcoin miners arn’t more involved in Bitcoin governance.

You can find a transcript of the conversation here.

Questions or want to sponsor? william@blockspace.media.

Follow our host on Twitter: @wsfoxley

Watch & Listen:

YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/yckn3ey3
Apple https://apple.co/3fNfrdi
Spotify https://tinyurl.com/3cmz3jkc
Anchor https://tinyurl.com/yckv8t7p
RSS https://bit.ly/3chpULV
Substack https://tinyurl.com/bdtew8r8

Keep reading

Jordi Visser on the TFTC podcast discussing tokenization, AI agents, and Bitcoin as the terminal reserve asset

Jordi Visser: The $900 Trillion Unlock

Jordi Visser makes the case that tokenization of real-world assets unlocks $900 trillion in illiquid collateral, that AI agents we…

September 24, 2026

Gary Brode and Marty Bent on the TFTC podcast set against a Lightning Network payment screen and El Salvador flag

Gary Brode: Inflation Is Designed to Crush You

Gary Brode spent a month in El Salvador testing Bitcoin as currency, talking to locals about Bukele, and building the macro case t…

September 21, 2026

Sam Lyman and Marty Bent discussing China's influence campaign against American data centers on the TFTC podcast

Sam Lyman: China Is Funding the War on Data Centers

Sam Lyman of BPI maps the foreign-funded campaign against American data centers, debunks the FUD, makes the case for Data Center D…

September 19, 2026

The Commoner

Truth for the Commoner, every weekday. Money, machines, and the people trying to control both.

Independent writing by Marty Bent at TFTC since 2017. Money, markets, AI, energy and privacy, delivered free to your inbox.

Free, every weekday. Unsubscribe anytime using the link in each newsletter. By subscribing you agree to our Terms and acknowledge our Privacy Policy. Read recent issues.