Print Your Own Bitcoin: Mining-as-a-Service, Knots vs Core, and ‘Wild Sats’

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Today we go back to Bitcoin’s roots, mining. Kent Halliburton from Sazmining joins me from Peru to unpack Mining as a Service, own your rig, host it in a pro data center, and DCA natively through energy, not exchanges. We dig into why most of the early supply was mined and not bought, how exchange convenience led to centralization pressures, and why bringing regular Bitcoiners back to mining strengthens the network’s immune system.

Kent breaks down cost anatomy in plain English, kWh, difficulty, pay per share vs pay per block, why Luxor and Ocean pools differ, why Sazmining chose Knots over Core at the node and template layer, and his long view, Bitcoin as our Milan Cathedral, a 500 year project that demands conservatism, clarity, and courage.

Connect with Kent

X: [https://x.com/khalliburton](https://x.com/khalliburton)
Nostr: [https://iris.to/kent](https://iris.to/kent)
Sazmining: [https://x.com/Sazmining](https://x.com/Sazmining)
Linktree: [https://linktr.ee/sazmining](https://linktr.ee/sazmining)

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Chapters

00:00 Kent’s path, Oregon to solar to world travel to Portugal to Bitcoin
03:37 What is Mining as a Service, own the rig, host it remotely
08:51 Why mining matters for acquisition and decentralization
13:40 Energy math 101, kWh, difficulty, cost per bitcoin lens
18:26 Wild sats, KYC free pathways, and paying for energy
23:33 Pools, Luxor vs Ocean, steady PPS vs block based payouts
28:30 Social layer, incentives, and Bitcoin’s immune system
33:36 Knots over Core, conservatism, clarity, and incentives
40:23 Common sense beats word salad, explain it like I’m five
46:16 Teaching simply, Mark Twain, culture, and gaslighting
49:39 Self interest, the Matrix moment, and time horizons
56:32 Closer, Stay true to yourself, trust your inner compass

Disclaimer
Educational only, not financial advice. Do your own research. Practice safe self custody.