132 sats \ 3 replies \ @puhbuhruh_old 2 Aug 2022 \ on: Hello! Pierre Rochard, VP of Research at Riot. AMA. bitcoin
Congrats on the new role! What research topics are you most excited to dig into?
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221 sats \ 2 replies \ @BitcoinPierre OP 2 Aug 2022
Proof of work versus proof of stake Transaction fee predictions Block subsidy purpose Long term security Hashprice history Supply audit follow-up Data-usage audit SegWit and Taproot adoption Reorgs Output value, spending amount Velocity of outputs Mempool competition RBF and CPFP usage Softforks Tracking "blocks needed to close all open Lightning channels"
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @felix 2 Aug 2022
What's the reasoning behind a Bitcoin Miner building up a non-hardware Research department?
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinPierre OP 2 Aug 2022
Riot already has excellent hardware research! Just covering all the bases
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