Proto Mining announced, Google Play wallet hiccup, Stripe & Circle L1 chains
Presidio Bitcoin Jam · With David King, Max Webster, and Steve Lee
August 16, 20251h 37m
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Show Notes
<p>0:00 Airports, Power Outages, Nik Bhatia at PB. </p>
<p>4:01 After 4.5 years of development, Block unveils the new Proto Mining Chip. </p>
<p>13:00 Proto's new open source mining fleet management software and approach. </p>
<p>19:14 Proto's modular approach could unleash new mining form factors and applications. </p>
<p>24:25 Open source mining hackathon at Presidio Bitcoin? </p>
<p>30:10 Estimating the mining hardware market size. </p>
<p>35:59 Update on Stratum V2 adoption. </p>
<p>44:16 Comparing Proto to other market options and what to look for. </p>
<p>50:20 Revisiting Steak n Shake and paying in bitcoin. </p>
<p>51:34 Potential to make a solar-powered mining setup. </p>
<p>1:01:32 Google Play bans self-custodial wallets in the Play Store. A well-intended mistake?</p>
<p>1:12:41 Creating a new form factor for personal devices and how we interact with the internet. 1:21:06 Unpacking Circle and Stripe's new corporate chains. </p>
<p>1:31:31 What's the value Stripe and Circle expect to accrue by launching these chains? </p>
<p>SHOWNOTES: </p>
<p><a href="https://fork.lol/">https://fork.lol/</a></p>
<p>FOLLOW: </p>
<p>Presidio Bitcoin: <a href="https://x.com/presidiobitcoin">https://x.com/presidiobitcoin</a> </p>
<p>Steve: <a href="https://x.com/moneyball">https://x.com/moneyball</a> </p>
<p>Max: <a href="https://x.com/maxawebster">https://x.com/maxawebster</a> </p>
<p>DK: <a href="https://x.com/dksf">https://x.com/dksf</a></p>