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The First Stratum V2 Block: What It Means for Bitcoin Mining | SLP750
In this episode, Alejandro De La Torre, CEO of @DMND_Sv2, joins me to discuss the mining of Bitcoin block 955,318 — the first known Stratum V2 block on mainnet. We break down what happened, the benefits of Stratum V2, how it improves efficiency and we talk about SV2 adoption more broadly. A great episode for anyone who wants to understand where Bitcoin mining is heading. Timestamps: 00:00 The First Stratum V2 Block: What Happened? 01:08 How Does Miner Transaction Selection Change Bitcoin Mining? 01:58 Can SV2 Mining Pools Still Reject Blocks Though? 03:19 Can Miners Easily Switch Pools with Stratum V2? 04:45 Major Mining Pools Joining the Stratum V2 Working Group 05:40 Hardware & Firmware Support for Stratum V2 07:43 Is Miner Interest in Stratum V2 Growing? 09:00 The Biggest Benefits of Stratum V2 for Miners 10:21 How Does DMND's SLICE Payout System Compare to FPPS? 11:50 What Needs to Happen for Stratum V2 to Become the Standard? 13:21 Should Miners Start Building Their Own Block Templates? Links: Alejandro’s announcement post: https://x.com/bitentrepreneur/status/2070131040992035235 DMND Pool: https://www.dmnd.work Alejandro on X: https://x.com/bitentrepreneur Stephan Livera links: Follow me on X: @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Subscribe to Substack
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