Old Man Yells!

In this episode the background of the Tenth Man concept is explained and then Bob explores why this is so important in society and in the Bitcoin world.

17 Okt 202317min

Bob Burnett, CEO of Barefoot Mining discusses The Purpose of Bitcoin from a first principles perspective. In it he discloses that it was created for two reasons, to remove control of money from the ha...

2 Okt 202310min

In this episode Bob discusses the impact of the Biden Excise Tax proposal called DAME. With it, the Biden Administration is budgeting a 30% tax on Bitcoin mining electricity consumption. This is a fro...

2 Okt 202314min

In this episode Bob explores the recent explosion in Bitcoin fees. This includes a discussion of what these means for Bitcoin Mining revenue and the lessons that we can learn. Especially important are...

2 Okt 202323min

In this episode Bob expands more on the value of Bitcoin and the blockchain itself. Bitcoin is much more than a monetary network, it is a point of truth, maybe the only point of truth, for all of soci...

2 Okt 202310min

Bob reflects on Miami and the maturity of the conference and the Bitcoin industry. He also shares some history of conferences in the Personal Computer industry. And, last but not least, gives some ins...

2 Okt 202313min

The spike in blockspace usage and the associated fees gave us a glimpse of the future. Not only will this get expensive but it will be a catalyst to big changes in the Bitcoin ecosystem and in how Bit...

2 Okt 202313min

While the desire to ossify Bitcoin and provide stability and assurance, there is also a need to make sure the needs of Layer 2 and 3 solutions are met first. Without the scaling provided by these, Bit...

2 Okt 202329min