Mechanic on the Blake2b Proof-of-Work Bitcoin Hard Fork | Aug 19, X Spaces Compilation

From https://x.com/i/spaces/1jxXgBaXdNBJZ Aug 19, 2026 A recorded X Space discussing the state of Bitcoin’s culture, the rejection of BIP 110, the move toward a proof-of-work “power change” fork (Bitcoin Blake), mining centralization, merchant adoption, Lightning as a chain-agnostic payment rail, and a candid reassessment of Monero and privacy coins. Topics include why self-custody is irrelevant under centralized mining, the capture of compliant nodes and exchanges, the failure of the node-decentralization “line in the sand,” Datum and Ocean pooling, pruned vs. archival nodes for merchants, and the limits of financial privacy. Recorded via https://rexpaces.com ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 Culture infested by people who don’t “walk the walk” 00:14 Self-custody is irrelevant with centralized