What’s the story behind block 774628, the largest Bitcoin block ever recorded?
Well, Luxor mined it after receiving a payment in advance from the Taproot Wizards creators Eric Wall and Udi Wertheimer.
The goal of this large transaction was to shock the world – and the catalyst wasn’t only the size, but the fact that it paid no apparent fee and seemingly posed a threat to the security model of the network.
In S13 E7 of the Bitcoin Takeover podcast, Luxor CEO Nick Hansen explains how it all happened (and reveals whether or not his pool got punished by the market).
Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Fountain, and every other audio streaming platform. If you want to see the interview in full video, then sign up to Bumbee and subscribe for free to the BTCTKVR page (or else wait another day until it becomes public on YouTube).