Why We Must Upgrade Bitcoin with Vortex - WBD794
Mr Obnoxious
Peter McCormack
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2024
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Vortex is a developer and OG Bitcoin podcaster. In this interview, we look back at the blocksize wars, talk about the challenges upgrading Bitcoin, the dangers of ossification and get into covenants and LNHance.
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Show notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/why-we-must-upgrade-bitcoin
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | We only get this one chance with Bitcoin to change money for the world and if we don't continue to upgrade it then it will simply create another elite. |
| 0:12.0 | Hello there, happy Easter, hope you're all having a nice break, get some chocolate in you, |
| 0:18.0 | seeing your families, we've had a weekend of football, a great weekend of football, the men's team won four and then again |
| 0:24.0 | Shefford holding their position at the top of the league and the ladies also won for |
| 0:28.5 | one this weekend and they're holding their position at top of league. They've played |
| 0:32.1 | 15 league games, they They played 15 league games. |
| 0:35.3 | Just about a month to go. We may have a double promotion, which is very exciting. |
| 0:39.8 | Also, our boy Danny is on a flight. He's heading over to the UK in preparation for |
| 0:44.5 | Cheat Code. It's not long now. A week on Friday, we all kicks off in Bedford. |
| 0:49.2 | If you want to get a ticket, we do have a few left. Just head over to cheat code.k. |
| 0:55.1 | Anyway, welcome to the What Bitcoin did podcast, |
| 0:57.4 | which is brought to you by the massive legends at Iran, |
| 1:00.0 | formerly known as Iris Energy. |
| 1:01.9 | Iran is using their next generation data centers to power the future of Bitcoin mining |
| 1:06.4 | and AI using 100% renewable energy. |
| 1:09.3 | IREN remains the same business, same goals, but just now with a different name. |
| 1:14.0 | Okay I'm your host Peter McCormack and today I've got an old friend on the show. |
| 1:18.0 | Someone I haven't spoke to in ages, someone who had a little break. |
| 1:21.0 | A hiatus from Bitcoin is the man Vortex, first time on the show in a very long time. |
| 1:26.8 | So I first had Vortex on the show in 2018, back when what Bitcoin did was in its infancy. |
| 1:34.0 | Back then, Vortex also had his own podcast |
| 1:37.0 | before he took his break. |
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