Bitcoin Mechanic
Developer and contributor at Ocean who helped create the Datum protocol to enable miners to construct and broadcast their own blocks while pooling rewards, advocating for miner sovereignty and decentralization.
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Mar 19, 2026 • 26min
Chat_163 - Mining in Real Life with Bitcoin Mechanic & HODLTarantula [Plan-B El Salvador]
Bitcoin Mechanic, developer behind Ocean/Datum who helps miners build and broadcast their own blocks, and HODLTarantula, an off-grid mining engineer, dive into real-world mining. They discuss miner sovereignty, why constructing block templates matters, hands-on infrastructure and maintenance, scavenging off-grid energy, and reducing centralization risks through decentralized block production.
