Bitcoin to Mars
summary
Argues Bitcoin needs a new block cadence: network propagation to Mars can be ~22 minutes or >1300 seconds, so keeping 10‑minute blocks makes the chain unstable; proposes change block time to 6 hours (math says 12 hours is optimum) so propagation is a small fraction of interval. Shows miners can implement this by intentionally slowing clocks (no hard fork if only timing changes), expects bigger blocks or heavy L2 use, mining-as-colonization via reactors, and a 26‑month conjunction blackout that may force mining pauses.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:05Bitcoin for Earth or Mars
- 2:29Mining’s role in Mars colonization
- 3:34Proposal: 6-hour block time
- 4:59Block size and emission changes
- 6:03Bitcoin as interplanetary layer
- 6:46Conjunction blackout on Mars
- 7:50Feasibility without hard fork
- 9:16Payment channels vs block time
- 10:40Bitcoin governance
- 11:46Questions and audience reactions
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