Ep. 5: Bringing Transparency & Open-Source Software to Bitcoin Mining with Braiins' Pavel Moravec & Jan Čapek

Ep. 5: Bringing Transparency & Open-Source Software to Bitcoin Mining with Braiins' Pavel Moravec & Jan Čapek

Author: Christian Keroles January 8, 2020 Duration: 1:08:42

Welcome to What’s Halvening!

Hosted by Cassie Clifton and produced by Bitcoin Magazine, the show chronicles the latest and greatest developments taking shape across the complex and ever-changing cryptocurrency mining industry through interviews with mining experts, CEOs, and general enthusiasts.

In this episode of What’s Halvening, Cassie interviews Pavel Moravec and Jan Čapek, co-founders of Braiins, the company that operates SlushPool. Braiins launched the first open-source initiative for Bitcoin mining with Brains OS in 2018, and they continue to bring open-source software and transparency to Bitcoin mining across the full stack through their other projects, as well. Today you’ll hear about

  • Covert ASICBoost
  • Implementation & features of Stratum V2, including efficiency and security improvements, as well as the inspiration behind the protocol
  • Work selection with Stratum V2 & why it’s important miners have the ability to select their own work
  • Taking back ownership of your hardware with bOS miner, as well as features of bOS miner – like improved efficiency through header-only mining, greater security & authentication mechanism, and overriding factory settings
  • Braiins’ work in supporting custom extensions in a controlled way
  • Potential barriers preventing new players from entering the hardware manufacturing space

 

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Follow Brains on Twitter at @Braiins_Systems

Follow Pavel Moravec on Twitter at @mor_pav

Follow Jan Čapek on Twitter at @janbraiins

 

Website Links:

https://braiins-os.org/ 

https://slushpool.com/

https://stratumprotocol.org/

 

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For anyone trying to make sense of the intricate world of Bitcoin creation, What's Halvening-The Bitcoin Mining Podcast offers a clear signal through the noise. Hosted by Cassie Clifton and produced by Bitcoin Magazine, this isn't just a technical deep dive-it's a front-row seat to the powerful forces reshaping global energy and finance. Each episode connects the dots between the computers solving complex equations and the real-world implications of their work. You'll hear directly from the people on the ground: mining experts navigating hardware shortages, CEOs strategizing in volatile markets, and early enthusiasts whose stories provide crucial context. The conversations naturally explore how energy grids are being transformed, how geopolitical shifts from Washington to Beijing affect network security, and what the next 'halving' event truly means for the ecosystem. This podcast digs into the foundational layer of cryptocurrency, moving beyond price speculation to examine the industrial engine that makes the entire system tick. It’s for those who understand that Bitcoin’s resilience is forged in the data centers and remote power stations where the network physically lives. Tune in for a consistently insightful look at the most critical, and often overlooked, sector in digital assets.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 7

What's Halvening - The Bitcoin Mining Podcast
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