Bob Burnett is the founder and CEO of Barefoot Mining, focusing on the development of “horse-class” mining sites. He’s founded several companies in the Bitcoin mining space, and is a vocal proponent for the expansion of diversity in Bitcoin mining site geography, scale, and energy sources. Bob has spent over 35 years as a technologist including 13 years at Gateway, Inc., leading the personal computer company’s product development efforts as Chief Technical Officer. He has a degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.
In this episode we discuss:
-Working on early computers at Gateway and turning the HQ into a Bitcoin mining facility
-Protecting the integrity of the Bitcoin base layer
-Bitcoin blockchain as the 'most precious real estate in the world'
-Full blocks and 300,000+ transactions awaiting confirmation
-Bitcoin scaling through layer 2s like Lightning and Fedi
-Block fees poised to increase
-Will there be a Blocksize Wars Part II -- Block *Time* Wars?
-Will people be able to afford to hold their own keys?
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🗒️ IN THIS EPISODE:
0:00 Growing up in Kenosha, Wisconsin
3:46 Starting laptop computer company, selling to Gateway
6:09 Biggest lesson: pace of change
8:31 Relationship with money leading to Bitcoin, "Money is broken"
12:59 Bitcoin journey started with Ethereum, building Bitcoin mining operations
19:26 Bitcoin Amsterdam, Fold app and debit card promos
20:36 Block scarcity, protecting the base layer
26:12 Base layer doesn't have room for everyone right now
28:13 Blocksize Wars - Block Time Wars?
31:23 Moving off the base layer
34:52 Higher fee transactions getting priority
38:31 Coinkite ColdCard, CrowdHealth, Orange Pill App promos
40:17 Getting comfortable with Layer 2 solutions
41:31 Fees could be higher than value of Bitcoin transaction
45:05 Affordability of holding your own keys
46:54 Threat to Bitcoin?
50:55 Transaction volume
53:03 Bitcoin's future as a global reserve asset
57:19 Why should Boomers adopt Bitcoin?
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