Bitcoin Brainstorm 16 | Risks In Bitcoin: Supply Chain And Hardware Centralization

Since inception, ARK has researched and published thoughts on the cryptocurrency ecosystem within Big Ideas and through articles, whitepapers, monthly Bitcoin reports and podcasts. Now, in coordination with Bitcoin Park, ARK is pleased to introduce a monthly conversation with leaders in the Bitcoin space, to discuss everything happening in the rapidly-changing and still nascent Bitcoin ecosystem. Published through the For Your innovation podcast channels, this monthly series aims to be informative and enlightening, including experts with diverse viewpoints.

Guests on this month’s Bitcoin Brainstorm include: 

Cathie Wood: Founder, CEO and CIO, ARK Invest

Lorenzo Valente: Director of Research, Digital Assets, ARK Invest

Skot9000: Creator of Bitaxe

Jose Rios: Former VP, AI and Datacenter Group, Intel

Robert Warren: Author,Bitcoin Miner’s Almanac

Rod Roudi: Co-Founder, Bitcoin Park

Key Points FromThis Episode:

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:00 Cathie’s thoughts on open-source development vs. closed

00:05:50 Where does bitcoin fit on a global macro-economic scale?

00:10:20 Supply chain: do developers have enough resources?

00:21:50 What are some projects we should be paying attention to?

00:30:10 Bitaxe production process, scale, and chip demand

00:39:00 Exogenous use cases for bitcoin miners

00:43:10 Is there a solution to chip production bottlenecks and vulnerabilities?

00:48:00 Are we at the precipice of a Cambrian explosion in bitcoin mining?

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Learnmore about Bitcoin Park: bitcoinpark.com