
031 The Truth About Mining Pools β Stratum V2 vs FPPS w/Agustin Krupka
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π§ Episode 31 β Hashrate Wars, Proxy Pools & the Rise of Stratum V2 (with Agustin Krupka)
In this episode, Jesse is joined by Agustin Krupka (aka @KenobiGeneral5) from DMND Pool to talk about the growing centralization at the mining pool layer β and why most decentralization today is just a faΓ§ade.
They explore:β Why FPPS creates invisible power structures
β How proxy pools mask the dominance of major players
β Why Stratum V2 is the critical upgrade Bitcoin needs
β What DMND Pool is doing differently
If you're into Bitcoin mining, protocol decentralization, or you just want to understand who really controls Bitcoin's hashrate β this one is for you.
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