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Date: June 22, 2023Block Height: 795459How many days until the halving: 309 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Stream Sats, Point Hash:Pick any Lincoin URL:     a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333     b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333     c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333     d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333     e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333     f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333     g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name. Shout out to “lonelypumpkins”, Business Cat’s podcast: “rockpaperbitcoinpodcast”, “Blizzabler”, and “karens_storage_120v_single_boardt19”State of the Network: Bitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator Mempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins Insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:“Some hip spa in Brooklyn posted that they heat their pools with bitcoin mining and the commenters are flipping out”: https://twitter.com/thestalwart/status/1671500756455751684Wences Casares on EconTalk: https://podcasts.apple.com/my/podcast/wences-casares-on-bitcoin-and-xapo/id135066958?i=1000347526832Efficiency vs Hashrate From Altair: https://twitter.com/altair_tech/status/1667273541224476673?s=20Econoalchemist’s homebrew beer: https://damus.io/note1kmx75dlhd9aryh4axtful0g86h4w0ut847f0ra75q970nj86cvrsyq0jezHome Miner of the Week: @bitckle with the 120v single board S19 jPro:https://twitter.com/bitckle/status/167046336023458201Special Guest: Alex, Sales - kaboomracksAlex from kaboomracks on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KaboomracksAlexkaboomracks on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kaboomrackskaboomracks website: https://kaboomracks.com/Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRob Warren on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoinRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

Date: June 15, 2023Block Height: 794481How many days until the halving: 316 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Stream Sats, Point Hash:Pick any Lincoin URL:     a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333     b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333     c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333     d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333     e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333     f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333     g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name. Shout out to @BikesandBitcoin, “lonelypumpkins”, Business Cat’s podcast: “rockpaperbitcoinpodcast”, “Blizzabler”, and “karens_storage_120v_single_boardt19”State of the Network: Bitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator Mempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins Insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:​​From the No Bullshit Bitcoin news desk, Blockstream announces plans to launch their ASIC in Q3 2024: https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blockstream-miner-q3-2024/@karimhelpme on Twitter, published article on a nonce analysis methodology to determine how many of each miner model are hashing: https://twitter.com/karimhelpme/status/1668592283871244288Home Miner of the Week: @MoneyMknMachine with the 3D printed air filters: https://twitter.com/MoneyMknMachine/status/1668093195857670144Question from the audience for Schnitzel:@Richard11409974 on Twitter writes: “How are you as a miner prepping for the halvening?”Schnitzel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Schnitzelamazee.io on Twitter: https://twitter.com/amazeeioRod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

Date: June 8, 2023Block Height: 793419How many days until the halving: 323 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Stream Sats, Point Hash:Pick any Lincoin URL:     a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333     b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333     c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333     d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333     e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333     f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333     g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name. Shout out to @_business_cat, @BikesandBitcoin, “lonelypumpkins”, & Business Cat’s podcast: “rockpaperbitcoinpodcast”.State of the Network: Bitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator Mempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:Cathedra announces off-grid bitcoin mining partnership with @360MiningInc, a Bitcoin mining company that utilizes stranded natural gas. They currently have about 5MW of mining infrastructure deployed with more planned through 2023:  https://twitter.com/CathedraBitcoin/status/1664590322150547456 Complete news release: https://www.cathedra.com/news/news/cathedra-bitcoin-announces-off-grid-bitcoin-mining-partnership-with-360-miningBeam me up: Beaming Solar Energy From Space Gets a Step Closer: https://www.wsj.com/articles/beaming-solar-energy-from-space-gets-a-step-closer-fc903658?reflink=integratedwebview_share“If you did nothing but keep your machines on in May, you made almost 11% more bitcoin” says @hash_bender, CEO at Luxor: https://twitter.com/hash_bender/status/1666498374680338439Volcano mining: https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin/status/1665734117701345286?s=20Home Miner of the Week: @BTCSpeedBoat making leaps and bounds at his mining site: https://twitter.com/BTCSpeedBoat/status/1665051260452589568No Holds Barred:@skeef_25 writes: How did @bikesandbitcoin learn to say “you better back up before I fuck you up” in such a polite way? “No hugs” @btctwatterpants writes: You have a live chat where we can shitpost while you talk now?@ColinCareful writes: What do you guys think about the mempool accelerator? As miners, how are you planning on making sure your pool gives you a fair share of the out of band fees? Are you aware if your pool is even participating in the program?@jchotz writes: What happens after the halving? I don’t hear that asked enough.https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/06/07/bitcoin-halving-is-coming-and-only-the-most-efficient-miners-will-survive/@_leemurdock writes: Is it better for plebs to purchase miners from personal money, set up an LLC + business bank account, or some other way to minimize taxes, etc.?Rob Warren on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoindistributed hash on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashdistributedRod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

Date: June 1, 2023Block Height: 792379How many days until the halving: 330 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Stream Sats, Point Hash:Pick any Lincoin URL:     a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333     b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333     c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333     d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333     e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333     f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333     g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name. Shout out to @_business_cat, “barnmineshit19limpingalong”, @BikesandBitcoin, “lonelypumpkins”, “rvabitcoin-travelings9-nr2”, & Business Cat’s podcast: “rockpaperbitcoinpodcast”.SCHNITZEL UPDATE: https://twitter.com/Schnitzel/status/1663668042662854656https://twitter.com/Schnitzel/status/1663662589144973316POLL UPDATE: https://twitter.com/bitkite/status/1661776382223892482CD EP31: https://chowcollection.medium.com/matt-odell-citadel-dispatch-e31-getting-started-with-bitcoin-mining-with-diverter-nokyc-63513757f709State of the Network: Bitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator Mempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:Interesting game theory thread from Dr. Con Kolivas: https://twitter.com/ckpooldev/status/1662794659259891712Home Miner of the Week: Shout out to Schnitzel for the pleb miner hot tub at the conference and thank you for the hashrate: https://twitter.com/Schnitzel/status/1663668042662854656NHB with Diverter, Author - ‘Mining for the Streets’: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1664045465304809475Diverter’s ‘Mining for the Streets’: https://diverter.hostyourown.tools/mining-for-the-streets/Diverter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Diverter_NoKYCRob Warren on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoindistributed hash on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashdistributedRod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

Date: May 25, 2023Block Height: 791357How many days until the halving: 338 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Stream Sats, Point Hash:Pick any Lincoin URL:     a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333     b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333     c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333     d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333     e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333     f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333     g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name. Shout out to @_business_cat, “twoexahash”, @BikesandBitcoin, “lonelypumpkins”, “plebminerhottub”, “rvabitcointravels9nr1”, “rvabitcoin-travelings9-nr1”, “rvabitcoin-travelings9-nr2”, “rvabitcoin-travels9-nr1”, & Business Cat’s podcast: “rockpaperbitcoinpodcast”.State of the Network: Bitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator Mempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/ASIC prices - hashrate index from luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:RoninMiner celebrated his birthday this week! https://twitter.com/KaboomracksAlex/status/1660055145302900736Mempool.space introduces Mempool Accelerator, allowing users to bump their tx up the queue: https://twitter.com/mempool/status/1659619347910803466F2pool is collecting rare sats!?: https://twitter.com/Medi_Naseri/status/1661555005860773889FutureBit working with Dr. Con to decentralize Bitcoin mining: https://twitter.com/JStefanop1/status/1661361822136512514CK Solo Pool finds 274th block, awarded to a miner with 750Th: https://twitter.com/ckpooldev/status/1660799764332519425Upstream Data sues Crusoe for patent infringement: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley/status/1661030250183282693BottlePay shuts down their consumer app. Good riddance:https://twitter.com/SamouraiWallet/status/1660607537744338944Security firm, Unciphered claims to hack Trezor T devices. Exploit not patchable with firmware update: https://unchainedcrypto.com/security-firm-unciphered-claims-be-able-to-hack-trezor-t-wallet/ YouTube Video of hack in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50eiA-75NMYCitadel Dispatch #100: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cd100-the-disturbing-chainalysis-led-prosecution/id1546393840?i=1000608797392Home Miner of the Week: @HodlRev grows pot in winter with S9 heat:https://twitter.com/HodlRev/status/1658646760510586880----"e-pock" vs "eh-pock" poll: https://twitter.com/bitkite/status/1661776382223892482Rob Warren on Twitter: https://twitter.com/[email protected] hash on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashdistributedRod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

Date: May 18, 2023Block Height: 790339How many days until the halving: 345 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Stream Sats, Point Hash:Pick any Lincoin URL:     a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333     b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333     c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333     d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333     e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333     f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333     g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name. Shout out to @_business_cat, “twoexahash”, @BikesandBitcoin, “lonelypumpkins”, & a new one this week: “plebminerhottub” coming in hot with nearly 12Th!Econoalchemist’s Bech32 poll: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1659234075721252864State of the Network: Bitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator Mempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:Harry Sudock joins Bitcoin Park: https://twitter.com/harry_sudock/status/1658966687880757250Tether investing 15% of their profits in bitcoin: https://www.theblock.co/post/231156/tether-bitcoin-investments-profits?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialWhatsMiner M50S++:  https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin/status/1659193910403665923Home Miner of the Week: @Schnitzel with the immersion system in a cooler!:https://twitter.com/Schnitzel/status/1658950905025163267Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

Date: May 11, 2023Block Height: 789270How many days until the halving: 352 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Special Guests: Rob Warren, Partner - distributed hash & ₿usiness Cat, Co-Host - Rock Paper BitcoinStream Sats, Point Hash:Pick any Lincoin URL:     a) stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333     b) stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333     c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333     d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333     e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333     f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333     g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name. Shout out to @_business_cat, “twoexahash”, @BikesandBitcoin, & “lonelypumpkins” for pointing has to us!State of the Network:Bitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator Mempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:https://twitter.com/bikesandbitcoin/status/1654851993356369920https://twitter.com/vostrnad/status/1655333674278174721SEC sends a subpoena to Marathon:https://twitter.com/Crypto_Potato/status/1656564865161478145Article Link: https://cryptopotato.com/sec-targets-bitcoin-miner-marathon-in-latest-action-against-the-industry/Home Miner of the Week: @MacLife21mil with the S9 work companion:https://twitter.com/MacLife21mil/status/1655610286311714819Robert Warren on Twitter: https://twitter.com/[email protected] hash on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashdistributed₿usiness Cat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_business_catRock Paper Bitcoin podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/rock-paper-bitcoin/Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

Date: May 4, 2023Block Height: 788257How many days until the halving: 359 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Stream Sats, Point Hash update:Pick any Lincoin URL:     a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333     b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333     c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333     d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333     e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333     f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333     g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name. Shout out to @_business_cat, “oneexahash”, “twoexahash”, & @BikesandBitcoin for pointing hash to us!State of the Network: Bitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator Mempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/Lincoln vs EcoRod name poll: https://twitter.com/bitkite/status/1654157513304993792News:Battery powered Nerd miner: https://twitter.com/bitmaker_/status/1652685642768302080Block bought Intel’s ASIC chips at basement bargain prices?https://twitter.com/naoise/status/1651927132631703552Article Link: https://www.mining.build/update-on-our-bitcoin-mining-asic-program/More ASICs are being sold in the USSR than USA; source: Marty Bent.https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/1650913701111775232Luxor Team contradicts the above statement in their report, suggesting that North & South American miners have purchased the majority of ASICs. Interesting to note that Russia doesn’t even make their list: https://twitter.com/theGianMendoza/status/1653836160433528847Article Link: https://hashrateindex.com/blog/the-bitcoin-mining-asic-market-is-on-the-mend-insights-from-luxor-rfqs-april-volume/Home Miner of the Week: @HodlRevhttps://damus.io/note1j4sjcyz8qrf958wse92rm5rash9pgt6nzxakfpkf0kxe44vvkv4qlyahlrTwitter Link: https://twitter.com/HodlRev/status/1647656463089762304Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

Date: April 27, 2023Block Height: 787231How many days until the halving: 366 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Stream Sats, Point Hash:Pick any Lincoin URL:     a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333     b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333     c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333     d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333     e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333     f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333     g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name. Shout out to @_business_cat, “oneexahash”, & @BikesandBitcoin for pointing hash to us!"The Work Proof-of-Stake Can’t Do" by Econoalchemist: https://blog.upstreamdata.ca/the-work-proof-of-stake-cant-do/State of the Network: Bitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator Mempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataWhatsminer M53s: https://twitter.com/BlockwareTeam/status/1650891352660426754Hashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:WEF loves Bitcoin: https://twitter.com/m__btc/status/1650086231361957888?s=46&t=ZnaG-96-8vi-hhnn7Yt5NgMore ASICs are being sold in Russia than USA; source: Marty Bent: https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/1650913701111775232Sen. Warren wants to know about all miners:https://twitter.com/BitcoinPierre/status/1651329550218035202Home Miner of the Week:@ShanonSquires for testing out the S19J Pro+ heat sinks:https://twitter.com/ShanonSquires/status/1651395757512232960Context comes from @KaboomracksAlex, who noted that Bitmain has reverted back to the S9 style heat sinks: https://twitter.com/KaboomracksAlex/status/1649506385460363267The S19J Pro+ also has a P14 Server Socket?!: https://twitter.com/KaboomracksNick/status/1621544858535034884and a standard APW12 power supply instead of the 277v advertised power supply. https://twitter.com/KaboomracksAlex/status/1651003906531659779No Holds Barred: Robert Warren, Partner - distributed hashPatent Pending fan shroud: https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin/status/1647976476325855233@OyeYknow writes: Mining Facility in WY with patent pending? Does he know @dirtyshotya?https://twitter.com/OyeYknow/status/1651422418852872197@re_tweet writes: Antminers or whatsminers? Why?https://twitter.com/re_tweet/status/1651533302719758337Robert Warren on Twitter: https://twitter.com/[email protected] hash on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashdistributedRod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

Date: April 20, 2023Block Height: 786265How many days until the halving: 373 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Stream Sats, Point Hash:Pick any Lincoin URL:     a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333     b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333     c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333     d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333     e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333     f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333     g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name.Shout out to @_business_cat & “oneexahash” for pointing hash to us!State of the Network: Bitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator Mempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:Iris Energy goes from 3.6 EH/s to 4.6 EH/s in a week https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/04/20/2650896/0/en/Iris-Energy-provides-5-5-EH-s-installation-update.htmlBitcoin-Mining Blockscale Chips, No Future Gens Announced https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-discontinues-bitcoin-mining-blockscale-chips-no-future-gens-announcedEU increases Bitcoin Mining tax rate by 6,000%!?https://twitter.com/JMellerud/status/1647174399714291712CoinDesk Link: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/04/14/sweden-drives-final-nail-into-its-bitcoin-mining-industry-with-tax-hike/Stratum v2 reference implementation is out: https://twitter.com/StratumV2/status/1646542195233640454Home Miner of the Week: @mrcdbrown3 & Bryce repairing S19 Hydro Hashboards at their KY mining site:https://twitter.com/mrcdbrown3/status/1648913811145912322Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

Date: April 13, 2023Block Height: 785232How many days until the halving: 380 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Stream Sats, Point Hash:Shout out to @_business_cat & @ChadFarrow for pointing hash to us!Pick any Lincoin URL:     a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333     b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333     c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333     d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333     e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333     f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333     g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name. State of the Network: Bitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator Mempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:Foundry has received 50% of all new hashrate according to No BS Bitcoin: https://twitter.com/nobsbitcoin/status/1641236502641360897Foundry charging fees1EH pointed to solo CK Pool resulting in two block finds: https://twitter.com/ckpooldev/status/1640591355037745152Home Miner of the Week: @bitckle with the clean S19 trifecta: https://twitter.com/bitckle/status/1645969834130264065Special Guest: Tom Masiero, Co-Founder - Standard Bitcoin Co.Why is Lightning a shitcoin? https://twitter.com/TheStandardBTC/status/1646342149556916227Controversial mining opinions: https://twitter.com/TheStandardBTC/status/1643425875973529600Standard Bitcoin website: https://standardbitcoin.com/Standard Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStandardBTCRod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

Date: March 16, 2023Block Height: 781,078How many days until the halving:  409 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Stream Sats, Point Hash:Pick any Lincoin URL:     a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333     b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333     c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333     d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333     e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333     f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333     g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name. Shout out to @_business_cat, @ChadFarrow, & @proofofworkbook!State of the Network: Bitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator Mempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/https://twitter.com/murchandamus/status/1633544944659865607ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:Biden proposes 30% tax on electricity used from Bitcoin mining: https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1633933119920168965From CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/03/09/us-treasury-department-proposes-30-excise-tax-on-crypto-mining-firms/Home Miner of the Week: @bulldogordinals heating a shop in North Dakota with a miner:https://twitter.com/bulldogordinals/status/1636177747822215169No Holds Barred:Ethan Vera, Co-Founder & COO - Luxor MiningLuxor website: https://www.luxor.tech/Firmware Link: https://luxor.tech/firmwareMiner trading desk: https://www.luxor.tech/rfqEthan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ethan_veraLuxor Mining on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LuxorTechTeamWhere to Find Us:Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

Date: March 9, 2023Block Height: 780033Days until the halving: 416 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Stream Sats, Point Hash:Pick any Lincoin URL:a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker nameShout out to @_business_cat, @ChadFarrow, & @proofofworkbook for pointing us some hash this weekState of the Network:Bitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimatorMempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/https://twitter.com/murchandamus/status/1633544944659865607ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/https://twitter.com/BitcoinIsaiah/status/1633807203525185537News:May the wind be at your back, Nadeam Nahas:https://www.wcvb.com/amp/article/cohasset-massachusetts-school-employee-power-cryptocurrency-mine/43025932Senator Markey: https://twitter.com/SenMarkey/status/1633249925398970369Miners in Maine get some help: https://twitter.com/kaboomracks/status/1610784787400196101MDK: https://twitter.com/naoise/status/1633176720030220292https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/block-announces-mining-development-kitBraiins OS response: https://twitter.com/kristiancsep/status/1633014464168570880Home Miner of the Week: https://twitter.com/myn4mewast4ken/status/1633830804139945992Special Guest Neil RoninMiner:Neil on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoninMinerRod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

Date: March 2, 2023Block Height: 778,994How many days until the halving:  423 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Catch-Up:Stream Sats, Point Hash update:Pick any Lincoin URL:a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name.Shout out to @ChadFarrow and @_business_cat for pointing us some hash this week.State of the Network:Bitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimatorMempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:Level 39 rebuttal to Amy Castor: https://twitter.com/level39/status/163104247229280256Is Braiins still Open Source?: https://twitter.com/ajtowns/status/1629280539583877122Home Miner of the Week:@BTCSpeedBoat expands operation by another 720Th this should put him at about 2Ph! Congrats BTCSpeedBoat!https://twitter.com/BTCSpeedBoat/status/1631030911432028161Got a home miner set up? Tweet it w/ #POD256 and you could be featured on the podNo Holds Barred:Harry Sudock, CSO - Griid InfrastructureHarry’s thread on Griid’s curtailment letter to the TVA: https://twitter.com/harry_sudock/status/1625887907473924099Harry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/harry_sudockRod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

Date: February 23, 2023Block Height: 777,993How many days until the halving: 430 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Catch-Up:Pick any Lincoin URL:a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker nameStream Sats, Point Hash update:Shout out to ChadFarrow, Barnminer, BusinessCat, ProofOfWorkBook, & Gretathunberg for pointing us some hash this weekState of the NetworkBitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimatorMempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:Another “solo” block mined: https://twitter.com/ckpooldev/status/1628735195540254720solo.ckpool: https://solo.ckpool.org/Jason Lowery publishes his “softwar” thesis: https://twitter.com/JasonPLowery/status/1627640858106380290Home Miner of the Week:@mrcdbrown3 for all his hard work getting the moonshine mine up and running: https://twitter.com/mrcdbrown3/status/1626735720407740417Tag your favorite home miner setup using #POD256No Holds Barred:Jesse Myers aka @Croesus_BTCJesse Myers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Croesus_BTCBitcoin's full potential valuation: https://jessemyers.substack.com/p/bitcoins-full-potential-valuationSaylor retweeting with his thoughts: https://twitter.com/saylor/status/1627405473635872771Where to find us:Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

Date: February 16, 2023Block Height: 776,877Days until the halving: 438 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Catch-Up:POD256 enables PayNym donation method: https://paynym.is/+pod256Pick any Lincoin URL:a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.worker1" as the worker name, or add your own name to the end for a shoutout on the podShout out to @BTCtwatterpants, Greta Thunberg, @_business_cat, @ChadFarrow, @proofofworkbook, & @Robatucara who have all pointed hash towards our mining account this weekState of the NetworkBitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimatorMempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/ASIC prices - hashrate index from luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:Repair: https://twitter.com/cryptominerchr/status/1624490307835265024News: https://twitter.com/harry_sudock/status/1625887907473924099How are public miners fairing in 2023 so far with @Jmellerud: https://twitter.com/JMellerud/status/1624108925162225673Argo Blockchain CEO steps down after sale of Helios to Galaxy Digital: https://twitter.com/PeterGWall/status/1623675909998891009Home Miner of the Week:@mach9d heats 3,400 sq.ft home with two S9 miners: https://twitter.com/mach9d/status/1625988604567617537Tag your favorite home miner setup using #POD256No Holds Barred:John Stefanopoulos, Founder - FutureBitFutureBit: https://www.futurebit.io/John Stefanopoulos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JStefanop1FutureBit on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FutureBitFollow the Show:Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

Date: February 9, 2023Block Height: 775,769446 days until the halving according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/0:00 Intro1:32 State of the Network11:54 The News27:55 Home Miner of the Week31:23 No Holds Barred with Casey Rodarmor1:39:43 Closing ThoughtsStream Sats, Point Hash:Pick any Lincoin URL:a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.worker1" as the worker name, or add your own name to the end for a shoutout on the podState of the NetworkBitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimatorMempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:Consolidation: https://twitter.com/balmy_investor/status/1622932939553087491Energy arbitrage: https://twitter.com/JMellerud/status/1621438864748339200Checkers vs Chess: https://twitter.com/dochex/status/1622997209099776007OQyl6AFedipool, potentially mitigating mining pool concerns:Tweet: https://twitter.com/ODELL/status/1622657279056027650Article: https://www.discreetlog.com/fedipool/Home Miner of the Week:@zbomstaz on Twitter demonstrates hashing with an S19 board using an S9 power supply: https://twitter.com/zbomstaz/status/1623483823903363075Tag your favorite home miner setup using #POD256No Holds Barred:Casey Rodarmor - Creator of OrdinalsTwitter: https://twitter.com/rodarmorOrdinals website: https://ordinals.com/Hell Money episode on Ordinals: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hell-money/id1625606860?i=1000597348222Ordinals Discord: https://discord.gg/ordinalsOrdinals GitHub: https://github.com/casey/ordCasey’s Opendimes video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLOlsa6K5TIRod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistPOD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

Date: February 2, 2023Block Height: 774751How many days until the halving: 453 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/In this week's episode, Econoalchemist and Rod cover:Stream Sats, Point Hash update:Pick any Lincoin URL:a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.worker1" as the worker nameState of the Network:Bitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimatorMempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:Links referenced:ORDINALS:https://twitter.com/zackvoell/status/1620889365814853635https://twitter.com/arceris_btc/status/1620893057888538624https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin/status/1620898312495968256https://twitter.com/taha_crypto1/status/1619998769227120640https://twitter.com/LukeDashjr/status/1620127011862908928https://twitter.com/LukeDashjr/status/1620876981830295552ENERGY:https://twitter.com/odell/status/1617920867538960384https://twitter.com/scillingmining/status/1620507410313134082Home Miner of the Week:@jchotz finally passes his inspections on his new mining farm: https://twitter.com/jchotz/status/1620469923691765760Tag your favorite home miner setup using #POD256Industry Developments:Special Guest: Medi Naseri, CEO - Lincoinhttps://lincoin.com/Medi Naseri on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Medi_NaseriTelegram: https://t.me/Medi_NaseriRod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistBitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

POD256 - Episode 005. Expected Difficulty Adjustment, Trending Miner Prices, Luxor Teases Move Into Firmware, Galaxy Digital’s 2023 Total Exahash Prediction, Is Solo Mining the Future, and moreDate: January 26, 2023 Block Height: 773,730In this week's episode, Econoalchemist and Rod cover:State of the Network:Bitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimatorMempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:FIRMWARE: https://twitter.com/btctwatterpants/status/1617157948307869696https://twitter.com/LuxorTechTeam/status/1618350836673019904https://twitter.com/LincoinPool/status/1617918730658549760ASICs: https://twitter.com/hash_bender/status/1617345633416888322ENERGY USAGE: https://twitter.com/documentingbtc/status/1618329117174427648YEAR-END: https://twitter.com/intangiblecoins/status/1618594059429511168https://twitter.com/_amanda_fab/status/1618266029393862657HOME MINING: https://twitter.com/jstefanop1/status/1617932480425910272https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1616646056930050049FINANCE: https://braiins.com/blog/debt-capital-markets-in-bitcoin-mining-part-1https://twitter.com/_drewarmstrong_/status/1616461259796541441Home Miner of the Week:https://twitter.com/x218935/status/1617602356207816705Tag your favorite home miner setup using #POD256 Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistBitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

POD256 - 004. Recap Nashville Energy & Mining Summit 2023, State of the Network, Elizabeth Warren goes full overreach, Cold vs hot for ASICS, ASICs made with Intel chips go hot with Hive, and more.In this week's episode, Econoalchemist and Rod cover:Recap:Behind the scenes thoughts on the Nashville Energy & Mining Summit 2023 https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1614073179634544642State of the Network: - Difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator- Hashrate & difficulty https://mempool.space/- ASIC prices: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-data- Hashvalue: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:POLICY: December 14 - Elizabeth Warren goes full overreach: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s5267is/pdf/BILLS-117s5267is.pdfANALYSIS: December 21 - Cold vs hot for ASICS https://twitter.com/bikesandbitcoin/status/1605601345334956033?s=46&t=cdzBqKolOUpTGl08A787jACHIPS: January 9 - ASICs made with Intel chips go hot with Hive: https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1612420070449512449And a lot more…Resources:Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteBitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

POD256 - 003. Public miners against the ropes, ESG anti-Bitcoin narrative undermined by proof-of-work, Mining-based efficiency innovations, Difficulty headed back upThis week’s guest:Colin Harper, Writer and Researcher - Luxor TechnologiesIn this episode, we cover:Public miners facing debt difficultiesMiners continuing to be poorBitcoin mining sparking heating innovations and improving residential power cost and accessibilityThe balance between renewable, sustainable, and fossil fuel powerAnd a lot more…Resources:Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Soars After Creditor Offers Capital to Avoid Bankruptcy: https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-news-today-12-15-2022/card/bitcoin-miner-core-scientific-soars-after-creditor-offers-capital-to-avoid-bankruptcy-4WM8IKePKXUljmj3E2xxCompute North bankruptcy info from Epiq: https://dm.epiq11.com/case/computenorthholdings/infoJaran Mellerud tweet thread on miner bitcoin holdings: https://twitter.com/jmellerud/status/1603408115709394951Daniel Frumkin tweet thread - “”Time in the market beats timing the market” is true for a lot of things, but not so much for bitcoin mining”: https://twitter.com/dfrumps/status/1603426919084695554Obi Nwosu tweet - “The ESG anti-Bitcoin mining narrative will be debunked”: https://twitter.com/obi/status/1603395312336474116ARK Invest bitcoin mining report: https://twitter.com/ARKInvest/status/1601287498159775748Recycling the warmth of bitcoin mining to grow tulips: https://twitter.com/DocumentingBTC/status/1601999339672535043We can distill water with bitcoin mining: https://twitter.com/DocumentingBTC/status/1601226407363084289Tom Masiero on Max Gagliardi podcast: ‎https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/154-capitulation-opportunity/id1542617540?i=1000588529432Bitcoin Park January 2023 Open House - Mining to the Moon: https://www.meetup.com/bitcoinpark/events/288587964/Colin Harper on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsILayHodlingLuxor Mining on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LuxorTechTeamHashrate Index on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HashrateIndexRod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkitePOD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

POD256 - 002. Miner capitulation and Compute North bankruptcy, Difficulty down 7.3%, Mining issues in Texas, Nuclear: is it a LARP?, Is ESG finally dead?This week’s guests:Tom Masiero & Marty Bent - Standard BitcoinIn this episode, we cover:Standard Bitcoin’s backstoryMiner capitulation and bankruptcyIssues with ERCOT and mining in TexasIs mining with nuclear energy a LARP?Is ESG finally dead?And a lot more…Resources:Crypto Miner Marathon Digital Taps Advisers as It Weighs Compute North Bid: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-07/miner-marathon-digital-eyes-compute-north-assets-hires-advisersA Row Erupts Over Texas’ Bold Bitcoin Battery Plan: https://www.wired.com/story/bitcoin-texas-power-grid/Drew Armstrong Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/btc_buddhist/status/1596532189025665024Marty Bent on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBentStandard Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStandardBTCRod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkitePOD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

POD256 - 001. Hashrate down ~14% from ATH, Hashprice at ATL territory, New gen ASICs at ATL valuations, Voell's month in review, Compute North bankruptcy asset saleThis week’s guest:Colin Harper, Writer and Researcher - Luxor TechnologiesIn this episode, we cover:Current hash rate and hash priceMining “quadrants”A bad month for bitcoin miningCompute North’s bankruptcyAnd a lot more…Resources:Zack Voell’s Twitter thread on a rough November for bitcoin mining: https://twitter.com/zackvoell/status/1598326688491921408Hashrate Index’s ASIC Index Data: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataBraiins Insights: https://insights.braiins.com/enCompute North sells two data centers amid bankruptcy: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/compute-north-sells-two-data-centers-amid-bankruptcy/Colin Harper on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsILayHodlingHashrate Index on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HashrateIndexRod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkitePOD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256