I believe OOB transactions do centralize mining. In a big way over a long time frame. My point was you don't have to go OOB to get non standard transactions mined. It's just easier if you do.
Although really I tend to agree with you that miner centralization is a threat to Bitcoin at all. If a pool is misbehaving or too large, people can easily point their hash elsewhere. At the same time, the incentive structure is to be the biggest pool and to be the biggest pool you have to have the best roi for your pool participants. if a pool is saturated because of size, roi becomes worse for participants, and they switch pools to a smaller pool seeking more risk with higher return 30% - 40% seems to be the threshold. It's a self regulating system.
That's not to say it's something we can take our eyes off of or that it doesn't matter. Just to say currently it's not a problem and I don't see it becoming one.
This is why I was largely against Oceans marketing campaign. I don't believe that what they're doing "decentralizes" mining in any other way than any other new pool would. So participants can make their own templates... they had a choice before of template if they wanted to pick a pool that made ones they agreed with or with stratum v2. Don't read that as I'm against Ocean. I'm not. More pools are good DATUS is good. I mean to say I think they had a dishonest marketing campaign to pile altruistic users into their pool.
Ocean & Braiins are two pools with clear leadership compared to the rest.
They have also put in a lot of effort educating Bitcoiners in their own ways.
I appreciate all people taking on Bitmain & the rest of the giant corporates.
Vilifying Bitmain historically has been good enough marketing in driving some hash to other pools.
Ocean is marketing their nuances and clearly helping decentralize the pool industry - there is no controversy there for me.
I mined with braiins when I was a miner.
I don't want to play the loto. I'll just stack more sats instead. My nodes make the rules anyways.
You don't sound poor, open source mining hardware needs your support 🤟
I did think about building and selling them. I have the technical know how to setup a site and process bitcoin payments. But my plate is full and I have no time for a side gig rn. Maybe on e day in the future. I always wanted a brick and mortar Bitcoin store with Bitcoin books, hardware wallets, education and other high end good like art from madex, clothing from west major and leather goods leathermint and stuff like hodlbutter, tallow soap honey and coffee from oshi soapminer and various others. I would certainly have a few bitaxes in stock. My kids are 2 and 4. Maybe when they're a little more independent and I have a bigger nest egg to fall back on.
Sounds like a dope pursuit even if it's just for your kids' education!
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I would run one and be thrilled to receive one as a gift though! The bitaxe IS a super awesome project.
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