In this conversation with Ocean Mining's Bitcoin Mechanic, we discuss:

Bitcoin Mechanic - From Occupy Wall Street to Finding Bitcoin
Is Bitcoin too centralized?
Censorship in Bitcoin?
Mining pools and 51% attacks
Mechanics of Bitcoin mining pools
Can you attack the internet and thus attack Bitcoin?
Freedom money in a surveillance state?

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Bio: Bitcoin Mechanic is a Bitcoin educator and serves on the team at Ocean Mining. Follow him on X at: https://x.com/GrassFedBitcoin

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Bitcoin Mechanic: Is Bitcoin Too Centralized? Mining Pools & Freedom Money vs State Surveilled SoV

Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell