071 98% of Bitcoin Miners Are Giving Away Their Power w/ Bob Burnett

071 98% of Bitcoin Miners Are Giving Away Their Power w/ Bob Burnett

Published: March 7, 2026

Duration: 55:51

🔗 Bob Burnett:

Website: https://barefootmining.com

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LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/bobburnett

In this episode of HashrateUp, Jesse sits down with Bob Burnett, founder of Barefoot Mining and board member at Ocean Mining Pool, to break down the critical difference between hashing and actually mining Bitcoin and why it matters more than ever.

Most operators think they're mining Bitcoin. Bob argues they're not, they're hashers, handing over block template control, mempool management, and protocol signaling to a third party. The episode unpacks how...