Jett & I investigate the frustrations and predicament of Bitcoin Mechanic in fighting off a BTC Hijacking by spammers, and learnings from it. Enjoy the chat and please share your thoughts in the comments.

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Episode slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17q1vrGhgxfBL58E7oi5XOfy4ucOeI0SN/edit?slide=id.g1001e085589_0_4

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Timestamps:

00:00 Video starts

00:38 Intro & market update

05:07 Previously - filter freakout

19:02 The issue is never the issue

24:09 Who is Bitcoin Mechanic?

27:42 Social layer of Bitcoin

35:33 History or hoax?

42:29 What happened

48:13 Policy vs. consensus

1:01:41 Is it really different this time?

1:09:10 OK I admit it’s centralized

1:17:41 Mechanic’s real problem(s)

1:37:06 .. and it’s getting worse

1:42:44 Frustration growing

1:45:09 What happens next?

1:50:15 Endgame

2:03:53 Meme of the week

2:07:39 BLISS review

2:08:42 Message to the Community

2:12:49 Podcast supporter appreciation

2:14:01 Shoutouts and outro