Portland Hodl, a Bitcoin developer with Marathon Digital, discusses Slipstream, Bitcoin Core, soft forks, and the future of Bitcoin. He shares insights on mining innovations, blockchain reorganizations, and the importance of Bitcoin education. The conversation covers technical aspects and broader implications for Bitcoin's development and adoption. Timestamps: 00:00 Start 02:54 Thought on Bitcoin 06:24 Slipstream 12:42 Consensus vs standardness 19:35 Slipstream technical challenges 26:35 Slipstream profitability 29:00 Why don't more pools MEV? 34:46 Not enough developers 41:17 The infamous/famous M block 49:12 Bitcoin has always been a data storage network 52:19 Re-org of Testnet4 59:39 Testnet3 hijinks 1:06:48 Thoughts on Bitcoin Core 1:13:15 Client diversity 1:17:58 Softforks 1:24:48 Consequences of softforks 1:34:42 Orange-pilling people 1:37:20 What Bitcoiners DON'T understand Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!  👉 Check out Bitcoin Season 2 and The Gwart Show. 👉 Watch our newest documentary, The Big Empty! Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley. - Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America’s Bitcoin miner! And thank you to Foreman Mining, Master Your Mining! "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.