IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
- Why is building an ASIC like building a high-performance race car?
- How do you think through production and reliability when building an ASIC?
- How can one test the reliability of an ASIC when it's actual performance is always on?
- What is the Blockstream BASIC note?
- What was the performance of the previous Blockstream Mining Note and how is it different than the BASIC?
- Why is there so much inventory of ASICs on the market right now?
- Some people say layer 1 bitcoin might become too costly and layer 2 can't scale, what are your thoughts?
- What is Adam's thoughts on drivechains?
- Are there other blockchains that have experimented with OP CATs that were originally coded into Bitcoin but now are turned-off for safety reasons?
- Do we even need more scripting on layer 1 for Bitcoin to solve "clown world"?
- Are engineers being reasonable with the speed at which they want to roll-out updates?
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
- Adam Back's Twitter.
- Information about the Blockstream BASIC note.
- Information about the Blockstream ASIC they are building.
- Information about Drivechains on Bitcoin.
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