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Mining Pool Centralization With CheckSum

By some metrics, Antpool has over 50% of Bitcoin’s hashrate through proxy pools. Is this a threat to Bitcoin?
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Industry expert Ian Descôteaux from Pow.Re discusses evidence of pool consolidation, risks to Bitcoin, and potential solutions for decentralization. This podcast explores the growing centralization of Bitcoin mining pools, focusing on proxy pools and their potential impact on the network.

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The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC with Senior Producer, Damien Somerset. Distributed by CoinDesk with Senior Producer Michele Musso and Executive Producer Jared Schwartz.

Mining Pool Centralization With CheckSum