Its Name Was OP_CAT

The Mining Pod descends on Bitcoin++ in Austin, Texas to discuss the future of Bitcoin development, including an infamous online pet.

May 3, 2024

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In this week’s Mining Pod, Charlie, Matt, Will, and special guest Walt Smith of Cyber Fund discuss the talks from the Bitcoin developer conference Bitcoin ++ in Austin, Texas, with a special focus on new soft forks for Bitcoin that could bring more programmability on-chain.

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"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC with Senior Producer, Damien Somerset. Distributed by CoinDesk with Senior Producer Michele Musso and Executive Producer Jared Schwartz.

HOST

William Foxley

Will Foxley is the host of The Mining Pod and publisher at Blockspace Media. A former co-host of CoinDesk's The Hash, Will was the director of content at Compass Mining and a tech reporter at CoinDesk.