POD256

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Welcome to Pod 256, a weekly Bitcoin podcast focused on Bitcoin mining, energy, and proof of work. This episode is hosted by @bitkite and @econoalchemist, with special guests @skot9000 and @boerst. The discussion kicks off with @boerst sharing his journey into Bitcoin mining, starting from his IT background and his first foray into mining during the 2013-2014 ASIC craze. He talks about his experiences with various mining hardware and his transition from the hardware side to understanding the monetary aspects of Bitcoin around 2020.

@boerst also introduces his project, stratum.work, a website that visualizes mining pool data, making it easier to understand and analyze. He explains the technical details behind the site, including how it connects to mining pools and visualizes data in real-time. The conversation delves into the importance of decentralization in mining pools and the potential risks of centralization, such as reorg risks and censorship resistance.

The hosts and guests discuss the current state of the Bitcoin network, including hash rate trends and the upcoming difficulty adjustment. They also touch on the implications of political support for Bitcoin mining in the U.S. and the potential impact on the industry.

@boerst shares his thoughts on Stratum V2 and its potential to decentralize transaction selection in mining. The episode wraps up with a lively discussion about personal preferences, including favorite pizza toppings and foods they dislike. The hosts also mention an upcoming tactical day event with the Bitcoin veterans group, highlighting the strong community aspect of Bitcoin enthusiasts.

Overall, this episode provides a deep dive into the technical and community aspects of Bitcoin mining, with valuable insights from experienced miners and developers.

Support POD256 with your hashrate:Simply follow these four easy steps!

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Summary:
The episode delves into various aspects of Bitcoin mining, energy consumption, and the proof of work concept. We explore the entry of AI companies into the mining sector, innovative container designs, the significance of hash rates, and exciting upcoming events in the industry. Additionally, we shed light on the challenges faced and the strategic plans in place for the expansion of our mining operations.

Wilson Mining takes center stage as we discuss the launch of a new mining pool, emphasizing our dissatisfaction with existing pools and their commitment to offering low fees. Our conversation extends to topics like chip temperature efficiency, ambient intake temperature considerations, and even our favorite summertime beverages.

Unveiling the hurdles encountered in Bitcoin mining within rural settings, we address the struggles of recruiting skilled help and operators, underscoring the critical need for reliable equipment. Amidst the technical discussions, we share personal anecdotes ranging from car troubles to our affinity for Toyota vehicles.

Support POD256 with your hashrate:Simply follow these four easy steps!

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Date: May 22, 2024

State of the Network:

Block Height: 844622 - Rod/Eco to update

According to our friends at newhedge.io: Bitcoin difficulty is 83.1 Trillion and set to increase roughly 1% at the conclusion of epoch 418 which should be on Thursday the 23rd.

Over at Hashrate Index: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-data: Miners under 25J/Th are selling for roughly $12.21/Th at the moment, which has been relatively flat since October.

Moving over to mempool.space: Hashrate is currently estimated to be 591Eh, down from the all time high of 639Eh on April 27th.

Taking a look at insights.braiins.com: Hashvalue is currently 80k sats/Ph/day and Hashprice is $56/Ph/Day

The halving is due in: 1,407 days according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halving

Shout out to our miners: “bikesandbitcoinhowlongcanthesenamesbeistheguestreallygoingtoreadthiswholethingicantbelieveits”, “bikesandbitcoin”, “bikesandbitcointangent(youhavetosayitloud,though)”, “reedsminersarenotforprofit”,”dotthedraht”, “bitaxewannabejustans17pro”, and “blizzabler”. And shout out to our Public Pool miners: “Boerst” and “FOSS||GTFO”.

Special Thanks to Barnminer for generously donating a portion of sales from his grass fed beef jerky during the whole month of April. You can support an awesome bitcoiner, get great quality beef jerky, and support POD256 by visiting: https://barnjerky.hashrootsinc.io/

Samourai Wallet Defense Donations: https://p2prights.org/

Special Guest: Luke Dashjr, Chairman & CTO - OCEAN

Luke Dashjr on Twitter: https://x.com/LukeDashjr
OCEAN on Twitter: https://x.com/OCEAN_mining
OCEAN’s website: https://ocean.xyz/

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/pod256

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Date: May 15, 2024

Special Thanks to Barnminer for generously donating a portion of sales from his grass fed beef jerky during the whole month of April. You can support an awesome bitcoiner and get great quality beef jerky by visiting: https://barnjerky.hashrootsinc.io/

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:3333

Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name

Special Guests:

skot9000: https://x.com/skot9000
Barnminer: https://x.com/btctwatterpants
Neil RoninMiner: https://x.com/RoninMiner

Bitaxe Resources:

Bitaxe Bitcoin ASIC Miner: https://bitaxe.org
Bitaxe GitHub: https://github.com/skot/bitaxe

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/pod256

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Date: April 18, 2024

State of the Network:

Block Height: 839818

According to our friends at newhedge.io: Bitcoin difficulty is 86.3 Trillion and set to decrease roughly 1.8%% at the conclusion of epoch 416 which should be on Wednesday the 24th

Over at Hashrate Index: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-data: Miners under 25J/Th are selling for roughly $12.21/Th at the moment, which has been relatively flat since October

Looking at mempool.space: Hashrate is currently estimated to be 629Eh, setting a new ATH going into the halving

Heading over to insights.braiins.com: Hashvalue is currently 160k sats/PH/day and Hashprice is $102/Ph/Day

Days until the Halving: 1 day according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halving

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:3333

Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name

Shout out to: “boerst” & “FOSS || GTFO” from Public Pool.“Bitaxewannabejustans17pro”, “dotthedraht”, “bikesandbitcoinhowlongcanthesenamesbeistheguestreallygoingtoreadthiswholethingicantbelieveits”, “reedsminersarenotforprofit”, “bikesandbitcoin”, and “hodl_pins_dot_com_by_yooper_and_son_iykyk” from Lincoin.

News:

Braiins deploying Lightning payouts: https://twitter.com/BraiinsMining/status/1780975851737072085
@skot9000 says, “REJECT MINING CENTRALIZATION”: https://twitter.com/skot9000/status/1780799683830411426
@mononautical claims, “A single custodian now controls the coinbase addresses of at least 9 pools, representing 47% of total hashrate.”: https://twitter.com/mononautical/status/1777686545715089605
@0xB10C’s supporting tweet thread: https://twitter.com/0xB10C/status/1780611768081121700

Home Miner of The Week:

@SoftwarmLLC shows off the install of “one half of a split unit that utilizes a temperature controller to dump heat as required”
https://twitter.com/SoftwarmLLC/status/1780107019254698271

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

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Date: April 3, 2024

State of the Network:

Block Height: 837580

According to our friends at newhedge.io: Bitcoin difficulty is 83.1 Trillion and set to increase roughly 2% at the conclusion of epoch 415 which should be on April 10th.

Over at Hashrate Index: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-data: Miners under 25J/Th are selling for roughly $13.73/Th at the moment, which has been relatively flat since October.

Looking at mempool.space: Hashrate is currently estimated to be 603Eh on the 14-day moving average, slightly below the all time high of 612Eh on March 19th.

Heading over to insights.braiins.com: Hashvalue is currently 160k sats/Ph/day and Hashprice is roughly $103/Ph/day.

Days until the Halving: 16 days according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halving

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:3333

Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name

Shout out to all the miners pointing us hashrate this last week, from Lincoin: “africaone”, “hodl_pins_dot_com_by_yooper_and_son_iykyk”, “pod256.bitaxewannabejustans17pro”, “reedsminersarenotforprofit”, and “bikesandbitcoin”.

And from Public Pool: “FOSS||GTFO”

News:

https://x.com/mononautical/status/1775143932642644194
https://x.com/AdventureDr/status/1775338544632049718
https://x.com/OGBTC/status/1773741227092910492
https://x.com/_drewarmstrong_/status/1775549824374366520
https://x.com/MitchKlee_/status/1775562342597611853

Special Guest: skot, Instigator - Bitaxe:

Skot on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skot9000
Bitaxe website: https://bitaxe.org/
Open Source Miners United on Twitter: https://twitter.com/osmu_global

Home Miner of The Week:

Barnminer (@btctwatterpants) with a review of the @ePICBlockchain UMC V-5 Whatsminer CB provided by @altair_tech
https://x.com/btctwatterpants/status/1774910984873795671

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

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Date: March 27, 2024

State of the Network:

Block Height: 836541

According to our friends at newhedge.io: Bitcoin difficulty is 83.9 Trillion and set to decrease roughly 1.5% at the conclusion of epoch 414.

Over at Hashrate Index: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-data: Miners under 25J/Th are selling for roughly $13.73/Th at the moment, which has been relatively flat since October.

Looking at mempool.space: Hashrate is currently estimated to be 594Eh, still slightly below the all time high of 612Eh.

Heading over to insights.braiins.com: Hashvalue is currently 150 sats/TH/day.

Days until the Halving: 23 days according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halving

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:3333

Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name

Shout out to: “reedsminersarenotforprofit”, “bikesandbitcoin”, “bitaxewannabejustans17pro”, “hodl_pins_dot_com_by_yooper_and_son_iykyk”, “miningsummit”, and “africaone” for supporting the podcast with their hashrate over the last week.

No Holds Barred w/ Special Guest: Montana Dukes, CEO - EHT Capital & CCO - SunnySide Digital:

Montana Dukes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/btcdukes
SunnySide Digital’s website: https://sunnysideinc.ca/

Home Miner of the Week:

@boerst with an Antminer S19/S21 modded to run on 120V using Pivotal Pleb Tech’s APW12 120V mod:https://twitter.com/boerst/status/1771524371342860477

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

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Date: March 20, 2024

State of the Network:

Block Height: 835558

According to our friends at newhedge.io: Bitcoin difficulty is 83.9 Trillion and set to decrease roughly 0.3% at the conclusion of epoch 414 which should be on or around March 28th.

Over at Hashrate Index: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-data: Miners under 25J/Th are selling for roughly $13.73/Th at the moment, which has been relatively flat since October.

Looking at mempool.space: Hashrate is currently estimated to be 612Eh, setting a new all time high.

Heading over to insights.braiins.com: Hashvalue is currently 150 sats/TH/day.

Days until the Halving: 29 days according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halving

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:3333

Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name

Shout out to: “bikesandbitcoin”, “reedsminersarenotforprofit”, “hodl_pins_dot_com_by_yooper_and_son_iykyk”, “africaone”, and “bitaxewannabejustans17pro” for supporting the podcast with their hashrate over the last week.

No Holds Barred w/ Special Guest: Zack Bomsta, Founder - Pivotal Pleb Tech & UnBound:

Zack Bomsta on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zbomstaz
Pivotal Pleb Tech website: https://pivotalpleb.com/
Pivotal Pleb Tech on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PivotalPlebTech
UnBound on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UnBound256
UnBound prototype heater: https://twitter.com/Electro_Thermal/status/1768004186774335735

Questions from Twitter:

https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1770286422974427543

From SKOT: I heard a rumor you’re making a Loki board that can dynamically control the voltage output of an APW3++? How did you do it? When can I get one? How are you so badass? https://twitter.com/skot9000/status/1770307311816286523
From Tyler Stevens: What does Zack think about the future of mining for heat to decentralize hash rate? Repurposing and modifying industrial hardware is awesome. Plebs are on the forefront here - But how does this scale to a grandmother who just wants cheaper utility bills? Open source firmware seems like a must? Target output temperatures? Open source ASICS? Chips and boards designed for higher operating temperatures…. Curious about his thoughts on fully integrated systems. Off the shelf products to help decentralized hash scale. What steps and development needs to happen, and in what order? https://twitter.com/tylerkstevens/status/1770292573195694180
From likewhoa: Are there voltage requirements to run at this setup? i.e would there have to be some sort of underclocking involved and is it possible to overclock as well? https://twitter.com/likewh1a/status/1770290048333697279
From Ben: Can it be hacked to run on DC power? (I.e. from a Powerwall battery or solar?) https://twitter.com/Lewified/status/1770293247899783485
From James: The concern I would have is the increased current draw as a result of dropping voltage. Unless you are going to severely underclock the boards, current (amps) will double since you are halving the voltage. This means a larger wire gauge is required. At 240V you can use #12 wire. https://twitter.com/Scygone/status/1770292434473218139

Home Miner of the Week:

@Pmaxsd with a beautiful casing protecting 7.2TH of #Flex4Axe mining: https://twitter.com/Pmaxsd/status/1769778093017673903

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

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Date: March 13, 2024

State of the Network:

Block Height: 834555

According to our friends at newhedge.io: Bitcoin difficulty is 79.3 Trillion and set to increase roughly 5.8% at the conclusion of epoch 413 which should be Pie Day!

Over at Hashrate Index: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-data: Miners under 25J/Th are selling for roughly 13.73/Th at the moment, which has been relatively flat since October.

Looking at mempool.space: Hashrate is currently estimated to be 591Eh on the 14-day Moving Average, setting a new all time high.

Heading over to insights.braiins.com: Hashvalue is currently 160sats/TH/day.

Days until the Halving: 36 days according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halving

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:3333

Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name

Shout out to: “bikesandbitcoin”, “reedsminersarenotforprofit”, “hodl_pins_dot_com_by_yooper_and_son_iykyk”, “africaone”, “bitaxewannabejustans17pro”, and “bitaxe_to_the_mooon” for supporting the podcast with their hashrate over the last week.

News:

Reformed Energy, a Waste-to-Energy Company, Secures Strategic Investment from Riot Platforms:
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/reformed-energy-a-waste-to-energy-company-secures-strategic-investment-from-riot-platforms-302085659.html?tc=eml_cleartime
https://x.com/willhash4coins/status/1767568145122828597
Biden’s 30% tax would ‘destroy’ Bitcoin mining in the US, industry says:
https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/bidens-dame-tax-could-destroy-bitcoin-mining-in-us/
Cathedra announces its proposed merger with Kungsleden Inc.:
https://twitter.com/CathedraBitcoin/status/1767613187904450687
Roman Sterlingov - Bad blockchain forensics convict the user of a Bitcoin mixer — as its operator:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bad-blockchain-forensics-convict-roman-sterlingov
OXT Research Piece on the pseudoscience that led to Sterlingov’s conviction:
https://www.oxtresearch.com/pseudo/

Home Miner of the Week:

@HodlTarantula with 500kW of off-grid mining deployed: https://x.com/HodlTarantula/status/1766625165822046377

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

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Date: March 6, 2024

State of the Network:

Block Height: 833445

According to our friends at newhedge.io: Bitcoin difficulty is 79.3 Trillion and set to decrease roughly 0.25% at the conclusion of epoch 413 which should be on March 14th, Pie Day!

Over at Hashrate Index: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-data: Miners under 25J/th are selling for roughly $13.73/Th at the moment, which has been relatively flat since October.

Looking at mempool.space: Hashrate is currently estimated to be 577Eh, still slightly below the all time high of 581Eh.

Heading over to insights.braiins.com: Hashvalue is currently 170sats/TH/day.

Days until the Halving: 44 days according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halving

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:3333 * Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name

Shout out to: “bikesandbitcoin”, “reedsminersarenotforprofit”, “hodl_pins_dot_com_by_yooper_and_son_iykyk”, “africaone”, “slap_my_bitaxe_and_tell_me_you_love_me”, “bitaxewannabejustans17pro”, “the_80085_petahash_bitaxe”, “blizzabler”, and “bitaxeswimmingking” for supporting the podcast with their hashrate over the last week.

No Holds Barred w/ Special Guest: pennyether - Bitcoin Mining Co. Analyst

pennyether on Twitter: https://twitter.com/penny_ether
Smoking Hopium - bitcoin mining calculator: https://smokinghopium.io/

A few questions from anons:

Do you think you’re cherry picking data?
Does the lack of industry standards make direct comparisons tough, and to that point, can you speak to how companies get fairly compared when strategies vary so widely?
Would you consider Marathon a good company? (the miner)
It looks as though depreciation was included when calculating Riot’s hashcost, should they then turn their miners off if it’s profitable to mine but the 2-year depreciation schedule is eating into it?
What are your thoughts on miners a little bit down on the market cap rankings?
What would you do differently if you were in charge of a mining company?
If you could design your ideal monthly operational update, what does an apples to apples comparison look like and what metrics are most descriptive of the public miner businesses?

Questions from Twitter:

https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1765354527794807261

From Tyler Stevens: Going into this cycle, what is the most important thing for large public miners to be competitive. Has in changed? https://twitter.com/tylerkstevens/status/1765382891133964432
From Francis Brosnan: Does he expect the beta from publicly traded miners to outpace Bitcoin price rise as in previous cycles? If so, which miners, and why? https://twitter.com/francis_brosnan/status/1765372642318553274
From imgislost: Which public miner stonks do they believe in if they had 1 bitcoin to divest towards?

Home Miner of the Week:

@ClueWant with an array of bitaxe variants https://x.com/ClueWant/status/1765496718294925680

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

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Date: February 29, 2024

We did record with our guest imgislost, however we collectively decided that for privacy reasons, it would be best not to publish the recording.

The 256 Foundation Telegram group: https://t.me/the256foundation

State of the Network:

Block Height: 832577

According to our friends at newhedge.io: Bitcoin difficulty is 81.7 Trillion and set to decrease roughly 3% at the conclusion of epoch 412, making it the only difficulty adjustment to land on a leap-year day in Bitcoin’s history!

Looking at mempool.space: Hashrate is currently estimated to be 569Eh on the 14-day moving average, down slightly from a recent all time high of 581Eh.

Heading over to insights.braiins.com: Hashvalue is currently 170sats/TH/day.

Days until the Halving: 49 days according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halving

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:3333

Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name.

Shout out to: Blizzabler, “the_80085_petahash_bitaxe”, “bitaxewannabejustans17pro”, “hodl_pins_dot_com_by_yooper_and_son_iykyk”, “bitaxeswimmingking”, “slap_my_bitaxe_and_tell_me_you_love_me”, “africaone”, “hooters”, and “hashtub-at-bitcoinpark” for supporting the podcast with their hashrate.

News:

Bitcoin Mining Survey stopped dead in its tracks by Riot: https://www.reuters.com/technology/eia-temporarily-suspend-bitcoin-miner-survey-after-lawsuit-court-document-2024-02-23/
https://twitter.com/ab_brammer/status/1762609140281557296
Riot Purchases 31,500 Miners From MicroBT to Enhance and Expand Self-Mining Operations at Its Rockdale Facility: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/02/27/2836095/0/en/Riot-Purchases-31-500-Miners-From-MicroBT-to-Enhance-and-Expand-Self-Mining-Operations-at-Its-Rockdale-Facility.html
The Future is Unwritten, Know Your Rights: https://twitter.com/denimbtc/status/1762989527130403271

Home Miner of the Week:

@HodlRevwith the canola oil immersion setup doubling as a maple sap concentrator for making high quality syrup: https://twitter.com/hodlrev/status/1760998502161666259

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

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Date: February 21, 2024

State of the Network:

Block Height: 831444

According to our friends at newhedge.io: Bitcoin difficulty is 81.7 Trillion and set to decrease ~5% at the conclusion of epoch 412 which just might land on February 29th, possibly making it the only difficulty adjustment to land on a leap-year day in Bitcoin’s history

Looking at mempool.space: Hashrate is currently estimated to be 569Eh on the 14-day MA

Heading over to insights.braiins.com: Hashvalue is currently 160sats/TH/day

Days until the Halving: 57 days according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halving

Stream Sats, Point Hash:

Pick any Lincoin URL
Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name.

Shout out to: Blizzabler, the_80085_petahash_bitaxe, slap_my_bitaxe_and_tell_me_you_love_me, bitaxewannabejustans17pro, hodl_pins_dot_com_yooper_and_son_iykyk, hooters, bitaxe_is_fun, bitaxeswimmingking, no name, knockers, midgetshavingsexnexttoyourbitaxe, and last but not least 818_reposado_tequilla_on_iceso_smooth_yooper for supporting the podcast with their hashrate

Special Guest: Rapha Zagury (Alpha Zeta), CIO - Swan

Rapha on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alphaazeta
Nakamoto Portfolio - A set of tools, research and open source code to explore the ground breaking effects that Bitcoin has on the financial world: https://nakamotoportfolio.com/

Questions from Twitter:

https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1760144259381178703

From Rob W.: Can they disaggregate the total EH into hosting/operating and other business arrangements? Big EH hosted on one or many sites is VERY different self mining on one or multiple sites. Also, out of all of that EH, how much do they keep? https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin/status/1760145986117116018
From Exfrog: How much of that 4.5Eh is new to the network and how much was preexisting and just had Swan stickers slapped on the box? https://twitter.com/exfrog/status/1760299846903251387
From Rebel Mining in Texas: About 120 MW or so is my guess. Not impossible if you find a good opportunity, been working since summer. Announced January. 7 months is impressive, but doable. Interested to know machines, efficiency, single/multiple location, curtailment, state...and a bunch more. https://twitter.com/DavidBranscum/status/1760147171414794629
From Adam Anderson: How do you think about jurisdiction risk and geographic diversification? Which energy sources form the majority of your electricity inputs? Any aspirations to shift or optimize these allocations or sources going forward? https://twitter.com/bc1984adam/status/1760146314711445990
From DecentMoney: > What questions do you have for Swan’s CIO, @alphaazeta? Does he know his website is down? https://twitter.com/decentmoney2009/status/1760147625524052415
From Reed Prefers Nostr: What will be their differentiator to survive post halving? Alternative revenue streams, demand response, latest gen Asics, very low power cost, etc.? https://twitter.com/FreedomMoney21/status/1760273144445538646
From Status Quon’t: Did the Bitcoin Opportunity Fund (@BTCOppFund) play a role in getting this up and running? https://twitter.com/statusquont/status/1760306849226596716
From Jarctu: is there actually a connection between Tether and Swan Mining? Or are people reaching https://twitter.com/jarctu/status/1760309738330616067

Home Miner of the Week:

@MolonLabeVC with a bitaxe immersion mining rig: https://x.com/MolonLabeVC/status/1758574279141052847

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: February 14, 2024

State of the Network:

Block Height: 830468

According to our friends at newhedge.io: Bitcoin difficulty is 70.3T and set to increase ~7% at the conclusion of epoch 411

Looking at mempool.space: Hashrate is printing 568Eh on the 14-day MA

Heading over to insights.braiins.com: Hashvalue is currently 180 sats/TH/day.

Days until the Halving: 63 days according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halving

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:3333

Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name.

Shout out to: Blizzabler, Knockers, the_80085_petahash_bitaxe, 818_reposado_tequila_on_iceso_smooth_yooper, coconuts, and dont_have_a_cow_man_yh for supporting the podcast with their hashrate

Special Guest: BASSLOAD, Energy Procurement Consultant

BASSLOAD on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinbassload
BASSLOAD’s Substack: https://bitcoinbassload.substack.com/

Questions from Twitter:

https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1757591539654496548

From Travis Bitckle: Say I have $0.055/kWh power. What do I do? Keep running my jPros, upgrade to latest gen machines, or mortgage the house and install 1,000 amp service? https://twitter.com/bitckle/status/1757602533453828179
From likewhoa: How many offgrid Watts are needed to make the Feds per their pants? https://twitter.com/likewh1a/status/1757599448392159352
From Hundredaire: I have a question: what is a PPA? https://twitter.com/Mr_Hundredaire/status/1757728066481127681
From Justa Pleb/21M: How to train an army of gorilla #Bitcoin miners to stand up data centers around the world to secure the best money the world has ever had. https://twitter.com/JimJones1913/status/1757592488792228194
Barnminer’s question: Please explain the difference between PPA and other energy agreements. How often does the mining industry mislabel PPA when, in fact, it is not?

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: February 7, 2024

State of the Network:

Block Height: 829415

According to our friends at newhedge.io: Bitcoin difficulty is 75.5T and set to increase between 7-12% at the conclusion of epoch 411, which should be close to Valentine’s Day

Looking at mempool.space: Hashrate is at an all-time-high, 565Eh on the 14-day MA

Heading over to insights.braiins.com: Hashvalue is currently 180 sats/TH/day

Days until the Halving: 70 days according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halving

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:3333

Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name.

Shout out to: “80085”, “Blizzabler”, “coconuts”, & “dont_have_a_cow_manyh” for supporting the podcast with their hashrate

News:

TVA CEO Jeff Lyash quote: https://twitter.com/bitkite/status/1755304389990867063
Open source mining non-profit working name:The 256 Foundation

Special Guests: Eric and Steven Wilson of Wilson Mining

Wilson Mining website: https://wilsonmining.io/

Wilson Mining on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WilsonMining

Questions from Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1755001187492081902

From Nico: Looking forward to this one! Have two questions:
Does @WilsonMining expect that retail hosting companies in the US will start to participate (more) in demand response programs to keep retail hosting competitive? 2. Do they expect that retail hosting companies will start providing over/underclock options to allow retail miners to move with market condition so they can maximize profits? Thanks!! https://twitter.com/Smidnico/status/1755021174755483859
From Rob W.: How has the Midwestern winter treated them? https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin/status/1755027952427839768
From Coinheated: I'd ask: Are you expecting to operate in a negative after the halving, and if so, for how long could you do so in the negative? https://twitter.com/CoinHeated/status/1755028105750601892
From @skot9000: I saw your post about the tradeoffs between Antminers and Whatsminers with efficiency vs. reliability.Traditionally miners haven't valued reliability much since the machine is ewaste in a couple years anyways. Do you think this dynamic is changing?

https://x.com/skot9000/status/1755259689669910964

From Tyler Stevens: Are they doing anything with the waste heat? https://twitter.com/tylerkstevens/status/1755058068227068004
From Larrry Lasermind: You could ask them: What's easier in terms of setup, maintainance and cleaning: air-cooled or immersion? https://twitter.com/LarryLasermind/status/1755005251508191697
From @UploadingLogic: will you get a haircut when bitcoin wins? ever catched by an ASIC fan?https://x.com/UploadingLogic/status/1755258781133398446
From @GreaserRichard: Why are they mining Wilson instead of Bitcoin?https://x.com/GreaserRichard/status/1755230930594369722

Home Miner of the Week: @skot9000 unveils the bitaxeSupra with a BM1368 ASIC: https://x.com/skot9000/status/1755262407197303119

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: February 1, 2024

State of the Network:

Block Height: 828411

According to our friends at newhedge.io: Bitcoin difficulty is 70.3T and set to increase ~6% at the conclusion of epoch 410 which should be in the next 24 hours or so

Looking at mempool.space: Hashrate is printing 526Eh on the 14-day Moving Average, with approximately 250k pending transactions, and transactions paying less than 24 sats/v-byte are currently being purged

Heading over to insights.braiins.com: Hashvalue is currently 190sats/TH/day

Days until the Halving: 78 days according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halving

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:3333

Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name.

Shout out to: Blizzabler, hashtub-defroster, and a new entity: 80085 for supporting the podcast with their hashrate

News:

Bitcoin Mining Companies according to Hashrate Index/Luxor: https://twitter.com/bitkite/status/1752105948364030016
Swan announces 4.5Eh mining operation is online with another 3.5Eh incoming:https://twitter.com/Swan/status/1750565936216649860
APW12 unlock guide in the Pivotal Pleb Tech file repo: https://x.com/pivotalplebtech/status/1752418448490324364
Announcement of Rob Warren’s book The Bitcoin Miners Almanac, published by Bitcoin Magazine: https://x.com/bikesandbitcoin/status/1752695082128466234

Home Miner of the Week: @bitcoingardenerwho “replaced all [his] s9 bitcoin heaters with loki kitted s19 #mine4heat builds”

https://x.com/bitcoingardener/status/1752817557554221440

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: January 24, 2024

State of the Network:

Block Height: 827188

According to our friends at newhedge.io: Bitcoin difficulty is 70.3T and set to increase ~2% at the conclusion of epoch 410, which should be February 2nd

Looking at mempool.space: Hashrate is roughly 515Eh on the 14-day MA

Heading over to insights.braiins.com: Hashvalue is currently 190 sats/TH/day

Days until the Halving: 86 days according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halving

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:3333

Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name.

Shout out to: “hashtub-defroster”, “hashtub-at-bitcoinpark”, “miningsummit”, “candylandspeedboatbarn”, “rva-traveling-s9-nr3”, & Blizzabler for supporting the podcast with their hashrate. Thanks to Barnminer, BRocketMiner, and Schnitzel.

News:

Nashville Energy & Mining Summit 2024 Schedule - bitcoinpark.com/schedule
Samourai Writes letter to FinCEN.https://x.com/SamouraiWallet/status/1749784171239657472?s=20
Tornado Cash developer, Roman Semenov, publishes video explaining the severity of precedence regarding his case and seeks donations toward his legal defense. https://x.com/rstormsf/status/1749490246000238942?s=20
Parker Lewis - Gradually Then Suddenly https://twitter.com/parkeralewis/status/1748420277116064189

Home Miner of the Week: @Schnitzel with a shout out to @techengineer21

Schnitzel’s HashTub:
https://twitter.com/Schnitzel/status/1748118490605633564
https://twitter.com/PrestonPysh/status/1748173117082517612

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: December 14, 2023

No Holds Barred w/ Special Guests: Diverter, Author - Mining for the Streets & Samourai Wallet, Co-Founder - Samourai Wallet

State of the Network:

Block Height: 821220

According to our friends at newhedge.io: Bitcoin difficulty is 67.3T after the recent downward adjustment of -0.95% on Saturday, December 9, 2023

Looking at mempool.space: Hashrate appears to be 484Eh on the 14-day MA

Heading over to insights.braiins.com: Hash value is currently 255 sats/TH/day

Days until the Halving: 126 days according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halving

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:3333

Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name.

Shout out to: Blizabler for supporting the podcast with their hashrate over the last few weeks

No Holds Barred w/ Special Guests: Diverter, Author - Mining for the Streets & Samourai Wallet, Co-Founder - Samourai Wallet

For the record, an invitation to join POD256 was also extended to Luke Dashjr from Ocean Mining, however that invitation was ignored.

Audience questions: https://x.com/econoalchemist/status/1734976803788161367
Samourai Wallet: https://samouraiwallet.com/
Bitcoin blockchain explorer and fee estimator: https://light.oxt.me/
Understanding Bitcoin Privacy with OXT: https://medium.com/oxt-research/understanding-bitcoin-privacy-with-oxt-part-1-4-8177a40a5923
Mining for the Streets: A simple guide for acquiring bitcoin without KYC/AML using ASIC mining: https://diverter.hostyourown.tools/mining-for-the-streets/

Diverter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Diverter_NoKYC

Samourai Wallet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamouraiWallet

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: October 26, 2023

State of the Network:

Block Height: 813948

According to our friends at newhedge.io: Bitcoin difficulty is 61T and set to increase ~2.3% at the conclusion of Epoch 403

Looking at mempool.space: Hashrate is printing 440Eh on the 14-day MA.

Heading over to insights.braiins.com: Hash value is currently 212 sats/TH/day.

Days until the Halving: 180 according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halving

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:3333

Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name.

Shout out to: Blizabler for supporting the podcast with their hashrate over the last few weeks

No Holds Barred w/ Special Guest: BitMaker, Creator - NerdMiner

Bitronics website: https://bitronics.store/
Guest Questions: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1717336486473847224
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bitmaker_
GitHub: https://github.com/BitMaker-hub/NerdMiner_v2

BitMaker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BitMaker_

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: October 5, 2023

Block Height: 810755

Days Until the Halving: 202 according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halving

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:3333

Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name.

Shout out to: Blizabler & the RockPaperBitcoin Podcast for supporting the podcast with their hashrate over the last few weeks

No Holds Barred w/ Special Guest: skot, Instigator - Bitaxe

Bitaxe website: https://bitaxe.org/
Guest Questions: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1709661374534865008

All-In Summit: Bill Gurley presents 2,851 Miles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9cO3-MLHOM

State of the Network:

Newhedge - difficulty estimator: https://newhedge.io/terminal/bitcoin/difficulty-estimator
Mempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/
ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-data
Hashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

skot on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skot9000

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: September 7th, 2023

Block Height: 806614

The halving is due in: 231 according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halving

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:3333

Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name.

Shout out to: blizzabler, rockpaperbitcoinpodcast, plebminerhottub, 120v-ana-storage, 120v-karen-storage, & dotthedraht for supporting the podcast with their hashrate over the last few weeks.

No Holds Barred:

Special Guest: Zack Bomsta, Founder - Pivotal Pleb Tech (Njord and Loki Boards) & Founder - Owlet
Zack’s Njord and Loki boards for Bitmain bitcoin miners are enabling plebs to mine at home without having to upgrade their home’s electrical system while improving cooling and control.
Zack’s company Pivotal Pleb Tech: https://pivotalpleb.com/

Guest Questions:

@GeraldGlickman asks: “What are the other "unlocks" (@harry_sudock lingo) that are on the table and / or of high-leverage in the mining supply and value chain? For example: - Chip fab: 2 players forever? - Software layers (@skot9000 and team, OSS operation) - Pools: when a 0.01% pool fee?
@btc2infinity asks: “When whatsminer? Lol”

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-data
Hashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

Zack Bomsta on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zbomstaz

Pivotal Pleb Tech on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PivotalPlebTech

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: August 17, 2023

Block Height: 803633

Days Until the Halving: 252 according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halving

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:3333

Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name.

Shout out to ‘blizzabler’ & ‘rockpaperbitcoinpodcast’ for supporting the podcast with their hashrate even during the two week hiatus. And we have today’s guest, Jeff, coming in hot with 120Th! Thank you!

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-data
Hashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

No Holds Barred:

Special Guest: Jeff, Owner and Operator - Double Hash Farm
Jeff has 1MW of capacity up and running and expanding to 2MW at his remote bitcoin mining operation in Hardin County, Iowa
https://twitter.com/jchotz/status/1683990576902053888

Jeff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jchotz

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: July 20, 2023

Block Height: 799541

Days Until the Halving: 280 according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halving

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:3333

Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name.

Shout out to “blizzabler”, “lonelypumpkins”, “lonelypumpkins2”, “rockpaperbitcoinpodcast”, & the “bill_&_melinda_gates_foundation” for pointing hash to us!

Nuclear Energy Roundtable Special Guests:

Amanda Fabiano, Head of Mining - Galaxy Digital
Rob Warren, Mining Operations & Analysis - Riot
Cal Abel, CTO - Signal Power & Light
Harry Sudock, CSO - GRIID
Rory Murray, Market Intelligence Lead - GRIID
Brought together by Rob’s Tweet on the laughability of geothermal energy

No Holds Barred:

@infopocalypse1 on Twitter writes: “How do they reduce shareholders influence when (say blackrock) potentially demanding censorship and other things harmful to Bitcoin?”

Amanda Fabiano on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_amanda_fab

Rob Warren on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin

Cal Abel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cal_abel

Harry Sudock on Twitter: https://twitter.com/harry_sudock

Rory Murray on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sprainhill

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rob Warren on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_
POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: July 6, 2023

Block Height: 797447

How many days until the halving: 295 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:3333

Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name.

Shout out to “blizzabler”, “lonelypumpkins”, “rockpaperbitcoinpodcast”, “lonelypumpkins2”, & “schnitzel-s19jpro-120v” 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-data
Hashvalue - Braiins Insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

News:

The State of the Network H1 2023: https://twitter.com/smidnico/status/1676272413032448002

Home Miner of the Week:

Bert de Groot getting some attention on his Bitcoin mining heated greenhouse in the Netherlands: https://twitter.com/LuxorTechTeam/status/1676235661681238017

Special Guest: Bassload, Energy Procurement Consultant

NHB:

chris palucci @PalucciChris - Is there any way to simultaneously use Asics that mining bitcoin and doing something else for another industry? https://twitter.com/PalucciChris/status/1676717202278428674
ColinCareful @ColinCareful - Why don't more mining pools make it easier to not reuse addresses? What info do you leak about your hash stack if you reuse an address? https://twitter.com/ColinCareful/status/1676729962139734020

Bassload on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinbassload

Bassload on Substack: https://bitcoinbassload.substack.com/

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rob Warren on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: June 29, 2023

Block Height: 796425

How many days until the halving: 302 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:3333

Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name.

Shout out to “schnitzel-s19jpro-120v”, “lonelypumpkins”, “blizzabler”, & “rockpaperbitcoinpodcast” 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-data
Hashvalue - Braiins Insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

News:

Riot partners with MicroBT, the Whatsminer manufacturer, to ramp up US miner production. The deal also stipulates that Riot can purchase 99,840 immersion cooled M56S+ & M56++ models.https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/riot-platforms-partnership-brings-production-of-microbts-asics-to-america/
Congratulations to Rob Warren, new Manager of Mining Operations and Analysis at Riot: https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin/status/1673495759055114240
https://twitter.com/zbomstaz/status/1672012597691052033

Home Miner of the Week:

@ClayHodl with the run down grain shack turned exquisite mining facility: https://twitter.com/ClayHodl/status/1672351477510344704

Special Guest: Michael Schmid, CTO - amazee.io & Home Miner

Schnitzel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Schnitzel

amazee.io on Twitter: https://twitter.com/amazeeio

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rob Warren on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: June 22, 2023

Block Height: 795459

How 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:3333

Then 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-data
Hashvalue - 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/1671500756455751684
Wences Casares on EconTalk: https://podcasts.apple.com/my/podcast/wences-casares-on-bitcoin-and-xapo/id135066958?i=1000347526832
Efficiency vs Hashrate From Altair: https://twitter.com/altair_tech/status/1667273541224476673?s=20
Econoalchemist’s homebrew beer: https://damus.io/note1kmx75dlhd9aryh4axtful0g86h4w0ut847f0ra75q970nj86cvrsyq0jez

Home Miner of the Week:

@bitckle with the 120v single board S19 jPro:https://twitter.com/bitckle/status/167046336023458201

Special Guest: Alex, Sales - kaboomracks

Alex from kaboomracks on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KaboomracksAlex

kaboomracks on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kaboomracks

kaboomracks website: https://kaboomracks.com/

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rob Warren on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: June 15, 2023

Block Height: 794481

How 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:3333

Then 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-data
Hashvalue - 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/1668592283871244288

Home Miner of the Week:

@MoneyMknMachine with the 3D printed air filters: https://twitter.com/MoneyMknMachine/status/1668093195857670144

Question 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/Schnitzel

amazee.io on Twitter: https://twitter.com/amazeeio

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: June 8, 2023

Block Height: 793419

How 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:3333

Then 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-data
Hashvalue - 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-mining
Beam 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/1666498374680338439
Volcano mining: https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin/status/1665734117701345286?s=20

Home Miner of the Week:

@BTCSpeedBoat making leaps and bounds at his mining site: https://twitter.com/BTCSpeedBoat/status/1665051260452589568

No 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/BikesandBitcoin

distributed hash on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashdistributed

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: June 1, 2023

Block Height: 792379

How 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:3333

Then 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/1663668042662854656

https://twitter.com/Schnitzel/status/1663662589144973316

POLL UPDATE:

https://twitter.com/bitkite/status/1661776382223892482

CD EP31:

https://chowcollection.medium.com/matt-odell-citadel-dispatch-e31-getting-started-with-bitcoin-mining-with-diverter-nokyc-63513757f709

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-data
Hashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

News:

Interesting game theory thread from Dr. Con Kolivas: https://twitter.com/ckpooldev/status/1662794659259891712

Home 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/1663668042662854656

NHB with Diverter, Author - ‘Mining for the Streets’:

https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1664045465304809475

Diverter’s ‘Mining for the Streets’: https://diverter.hostyourown.tools/mining-for-the-streets/

Diverter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Diverter_NoKYC

Rob Warren on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin

distributed hash on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashdistributed

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: May 25, 2023

Block Height: 791357

How 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:3333

Then 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-data
Hashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

News:

RoninMiner celebrated his birthday this week! https://twitter.com/KaboomracksAlex/status/1660055145302900736
Mempool.space introduces Mempool Accelerator, allowing users to bump their tx up the queue: https://twitter.com/mempool/status/1659619347910803466
F2pool is collecting rare sats!?: https://twitter.com/Medi_Naseri/status/1661555005860773889
FutureBit working with Dr. Con to decentralize Bitcoin mining: https://twitter.com/JStefanop1/status/1661361822136512514
CK Solo Pool finds 274th block, awarded to a miner with 750Th: https://twitter.com/ckpooldev/status/1660799764332519425
Upstream Data sues Crusoe for patent infringement: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley/status/1661030250183282693
BottlePay shuts down their consumer app. Good riddance:https://twitter.com/SamouraiWallet/status/1660607537744338944
Security 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-75NMY
Citadel Dispatch #100: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cd100-the-disturbing-chainalysis-led-prosecution/id1546393840?i=1000608797392

Home 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/1661776382223892482

Rob Warren on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin

rob@distributedha.sh

distributed hash on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashdistributed

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: May 18, 2023

Block Height: 790339

How 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:3333

Then 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/1659234075721252864

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-data
Hashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

News:

Harry Sudock joins Bitcoin Park: https://twitter.com/harry_sudock/status/1658966687880757250
Tether investing 15% of their profits in bitcoin: https://www.theblock.co/post/231156/tether-bitcoin-investments-profits?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
WhatsMiner M50S++: https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin/status/1659193910403665923

Home Miner of the Week:

@Schnitzel with the immersion system in a cooler!:

https://twitter.com/Schnitzel/status/1658950905025163267

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: May 11, 2023

Block Height: 789270

How 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 Bitcoin

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:3333

Then 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-data
Hashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

News:

https://twitter.com/bikesandbitcoin/status/1654851993356369920
https://twitter.com/vostrnad/status/1655333674278174721
SEC 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/1655610286311714819

Robert Warren on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin

rob@distributedha.sh

distributed hash on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashdistributed

₿usiness Cat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_business_cat

Rock Paper Bitcoin podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/rock-paper-bitcoin/

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_
POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: May 4, 2023

Block Height: 788257

How 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:3333

Then 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-data
Hashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/
Lincoln vs EcoRod name poll: https://twitter.com/bitkite/status/1654157513304993792

News:

Battery powered Nerd miner: https://twitter.com/bitmaker_/status/1652685642768302080
Block 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/1650913701111775232
Luxor 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: @HodlRev

https://damus.io/note1j4sjcyz8qrf958wse92rm5rash9pgt6nzxakfpkf0kxe44vvkv4qlyahlr

Twitter Link: https://twitter.com/HodlRev/status/1647656463089762304

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_
POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: April 27, 2023

Block Height: 787231

How 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:3333

Then 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-data
Whatsminer M53s: https://twitter.com/BlockwareTeam/status/1650891352660426754
Hashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

News:

WEF loves Bitcoin: https://twitter.com/m__btc/status/1650086231361957888?s=46&t=ZnaG-96-8vi-hhnn7Yt5Ng
More ASICs are being sold in Russia than USA; source: Marty Bent: https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/1650913701111775232
Sen. Warren wants to know about all miners:https://twitter.com/BitcoinPierre/status/1651329550218035202

Home Miner of the Week:

@ShanonSquires for testing out the S19J Pro+ heat sinks:https://twitter.com/ShanonSquires/status/1651395757512232960

Context comes from @KaboomracksAlex, who noted that Bitmain has reverted back to the S9 style heat sinks: https://twitter.com/KaboomracksAlex/status/1649506385460363267

The S19J Pro+ also has a P14 Server Socket?!: https://twitter.com/KaboomracksNick/status/1621544858535034884

and a standard APW12 power supply instead of the 277v advertised power supply. https://twitter.com/KaboomracksAlex/status/1651003906531659779

No Holds Barred: Robert Warren, Partner - distributed hash

Patent 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/1651533302719758337

Robert Warren on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin

rob@distributedha.sh

distributed hash on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashdistributed

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: April 20, 2023

Block Height: 786265

How 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:3333

Then 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-data
Hashvalue - 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.html
Bitcoin-Mining Blockscale Chips, No Future Gens Announced https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-discontinues-bitcoin-mining-blockscale-chips-no-future-gens-announced
EU 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/1646542195233640454

Home Miner of the Week: @mrcdbrown3 & Bryce repairing S19 Hydro Hashboards at their KY mining site:https://twitter.com/mrcdbrown3/status/1648913811145912322

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: April 13, 2023

Block Height: 785232

How 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:3333

Then 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-data
Hashvalue - 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/1641236502641360897
Foundry charging fees
1EH pointed to solo CK Pool resulting in two block finds: https://twitter.com/ckpooldev/status/1640591355037745152

Home Miner of the Week:

@bitckle with the clean S19 trifecta: https://twitter.com/bitckle/status/1645969834130264065

Special Guest: Tom Masiero, Co-Founder - Standard Bitcoin Co.

Why is Lightning a shitcoin? https://twitter.com/TheStandardBTC/status/1646342149556916227
Controversial mining opinions: https://twitter.com/TheStandardBTC/status/1643425875973529600

Standard Bitcoin website: https://standardbitcoin.com/

Standard Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStandardBTC

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: March 16, 2023

Block Height: 781,078

How 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:3333

Then 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/1633544944659865607
ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-data
Hashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

News:

Biden proposes 30% tax on electricity used from Bitcoin mining: https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1633933119920168965
From 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/1636177747822215169

No Holds Barred:

Ethan Vera, Co-Founder & COO - Luxor Mining

Luxor website: https://www.luxor.tech/

Miner trading desk: https://www.luxor.tech/rfq

Ethan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ethan_vera

Luxor Mining on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LuxorTechTeam

Where to Find Us:

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: March 9, 2023

Block Height: 780033

Days until the halving: 416 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:3333

Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name

Shout out to @_business_cat, @ChadFarrow, & @proofofworkbook for pointing us some hash this week

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/1633544944659865607
ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-data
Hashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/
- https://twitter.com/BitcoinIsaiah/status/1633807203525185537

News:

May the wind be at your back, Nadeam Nahas:
https://www.wcvb.com/amp/article/cohasset-massachusetts-school-employee-power-cryptocurrency-mine/43025932
Senator Markey: https://twitter.com/SenMarkey/status/1633249925398970369
Miners in Maine get some help:
https://twitter.com/kaboomracks/status/1610784787400196101
MDK: https://twitter.com/naoise/status/1633176720030220292
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/block-announces-mining-development-kit
Braiins OS response: https://twitter.com/kristiancsep/status/1633014464168570880

Home Miner of the Week: https://twitter.com/myn4mewast4ken/status/1633830804139945992

Special Guest Neil RoninMiner:

Neil on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoninMiner

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

View Details

Date: March 2, 2023

Block Height: 778,994

How 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: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:3333

Then 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-estimator
Mempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/
ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-data
Hashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

News:

Level 39 rebuttal to Amy Castor: https://twitter.com/level39/status/163104247229280256
Is Braiins still Open Source?: https://twitter.com/ajtowns/status/1629280539583877122

Home Miner of the Week:

@BTCSpeedBoat expands operation by another 720Th this should put him at about 2Ph! Congrats BTCSpeedBoat!

https://twitter.com/BTCSpeedBoat/status/1631030911432028161

Got a home miner set up? Tweet it w/ #POD256 and you could be featured on the pod

No Holds Barred:

Harry Sudock, CSO - Griid Infrastructure

Harry’s thread on Griid’s curtailment letter to the TVA: https://twitter.com/harry_sudock/status/1625887907473924099
Harry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/harry_sudock

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

View Details

Date: February 23, 2023

Block Height: 777,993

How many days until the halving: 430 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/

Catch-Up:

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:3333

Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name

Stream Sats, Point Hash update:
Shout out to ChadFarrow, Barnminer, BusinessCat, ProofOfWorkBook, & Gretathunberg for pointing us some hash this week

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-data
Hashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

News:

Another “solo” block mined: https://twitter.com/ckpooldev/status/1628735195540254720
solo.ckpool: https://solo.ckpool.org/
Jason Lowery publishes his “softwar” thesis: https://twitter.com/JasonPLowery/status/1627640858106380290

Home Miner of the Week:

@mrcdbrown3 for all his hard work getting the moonshine mine up and running: https://twitter.com/mrcdbrown3/status/1626735720407740417
Tag your favorite home miner setup using #POD256

No Holds Barred:

Jesse Myers aka @Croesus_BTC

Jesse Myers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Croesus_BTC

Bitcoin's full potential valuation: https://jessemyers.substack.com/p/bitcoins-full-potential-valuation

Saylor retweeting with his thoughts: https://twitter.com/saylor/status/1627405473635872771

Where to find us:

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

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Date: February 16, 2023

Block Height: 776,877

Days until the halving: 438 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/

Catch-Up:

POD256 enables PayNym donation method: https://paynym.is/+pod256
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:3333

Then use "pod256.worker1" as the worker name, or add your own name to the end for a shoutout on the pod

Shout out to @BTCtwatterpants, Greta Thunberg, @_business_cat, @ChadFarrow, @proofofworkbook, & @Robatucara who have all pointed hash towards our mining account this week

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-data
Hashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

News:

Repair: https://twitter.com/cryptominerchr/status/1624490307835265024
News: https://twitter.com/harry_sudock/status/1625887907473924099
How are public miners fairing in 2023 so far with @Jmellerud: https://twitter.com/JMellerud/status/1624108925162225673
Argo Blockchain CEO steps down after sale of Helios to Galaxy Digital: https://twitter.com/PeterGWall/status/1623675909998891009

Home Miner of the Week:

@mach9d heats 3,400 sq.ft home with two S9 miners: https://twitter.com/mach9d/status/1625988604567617537
Tag your favorite home miner setup using #POD256

No Holds Barred:

John Stefanopoulos, Founder - FutureBit

FutureBit: https://www.futurebit.io/

John Stefanopoulos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JStefanop1

FutureBit on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FutureBit

Follow the Show:

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3

Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

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Date: February 9, 2023

Block Height: 775,769

446 days until the halving according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/

0:00 Intro

1:32 State of the Network

11:54 The News

27:55 Home Miner of the Week

31:23 No Holds Barred with Casey Rodarmor

1:39:43 Closing Thoughts

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:3333

Then use "pod256.worker1" as the worker name, or add your own name to the end for a shoutout on the pod

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-data
Hashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

News:

Consolidation: https://twitter.com/balmy_investor/status/1622932939553087491
Energy arbitrage: https://twitter.com/JMellerud/status/1621438864748339200
Checkers vs Chess: https://twitter.com/dochex/status/1622997209099776007OQyl6A
Fedipool, potentially mitigating mining pool concerns:
Tweet: https://twitter.com/ODELL/status/1622657279056027650
Article: 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/1623483823903363075
Tag your favorite home miner setup using #POD256

No Holds Barred:

Casey Rodarmor - Creator of Ordinals

Twitter: https://twitter.com/rodarmor

Ordinals website: https://ordinals.com/

Hell Money episode on Ordinals: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hell-money/id1625606860?i=1000597348222

Ordinals Discord: https://discord.gg/ordinals

Ordinals GitHub: https://github.com/casey/ord

Casey’s Opendimes video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLOlsa6K5TI

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

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Date: February 2, 2023

Block Height: 774751

How 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: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:3333

Then use "pod256.worker1" 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-data
Hashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

News:

Links referenced:

ORDINALS:

https://twitter.com/zackvoell/status/1620889365814853635
https://twitter.com/arceris_btc/status/1620893057888538624
https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin/status/1620898312495968256
https://twitter.com/taha_crypto1/status/1619998769227120640
https://twitter.com/LukeDashjr/status/1620127011862908928
https://twitter.com/LukeDashjr/status/1620876981830295552

ENERGY:

https://twitter.com/odell/status/1617920867538960384
https://twitter.com/scillingmining/status/1620507410313134082

Home Miner of the Week:

@jchotz finally passes his inspections on his new mining farm: https://twitter.com/jchotz/status/1620469923691765760
Tag your favorite home miner setup using #POD256

Industry Developments:

Special Guest: Medi Naseri, CEO - Lincoin

https://lincoin.com/
Medi Naseri on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Medi_Naseri
Telegram: https://t.me/Medi_Naseri

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

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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 more

Date: January 26, 2023
Block Height: 773,730

In this week's episode, Econoalchemist and Rod cover:

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-data
Hashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

News:

FIRMWARE: https://twitter.com/btctwatterpants/status/1617157948307869696
https://twitter.com/LuxorTechTeam/status/1618350836673019904
https://twitter.com/LincoinPool/status/1617918730658549760
ASICs: https://twitter.com/hash_bender/status/1617345633416888322
ENERGY USAGE: https://twitter.com/documentingbtc/status/1618329117174427648
YEAR-END: https://twitter.com/intangiblecoins/status/1618594059429511168
https://twitter.com/_amanda_fab/status/1618266029393862657
HOME MINING: https://twitter.com/jstefanop1/status/1617932480425910272
https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1616646056930050049
FINANCE: https://braiins.com/blog/debt-capital-markets-in-bitcoin-mining-part-1
https://twitter.com/_drewarmstrong_/status/1616461259796541441

Home Miner of the Week:

https://twitter.com/x218935/status/1617602356207816705
Tag your favorite home miner setup using #POD256

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

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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/1614073179634544642
State 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.pdf
ANALYSIS: December 21 - Cold vs hot for ASICS https://twitter.com/bikesandbitcoin/status/1605601345334956033?s=46&t=cdzBqKolOUpTGl08A787jA
CHIPS: January 9 - ASICs made with Intel chips go hot with Hive:
https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1612420070449512449
And a lot more…

Resources:

Econoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

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POD256 - 003. Public miners against the ropes, ESG anti-Bitcoin narrative undermined by proof-of-work, Mining-based efficiency innovations, Difficulty headed back up

This week’s guest:

Colin Harper, Writer and Researcher - Luxor Technologies

In this episode, we cover:

Public miners facing debt difficulties
Miners continuing to be poor
Bitcoin mining sparking heating innovations and improving residential power cost and accessibility
The balance between renewable, sustainable, and fossil fuel power
And 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-4WM8IKePKXUljmj3E2xx

Compute North bankruptcy info from Epiq: https://dm.epiq11.com/case/computenorthholdings/info

Jaran Mellerud tweet thread on miner bitcoin holdings: https://twitter.com/jmellerud/status/1603408115709394951

Daniel 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/1603426919084695554

Obi Nwosu tweet - “The ESG anti-Bitcoin mining narrative will be debunked”: https://twitter.com/obi/status/1603395312336474116

ARK Invest bitcoin mining report: https://twitter.com/ARKInvest/status/1601287498159775748

Recycling the warmth of bitcoin mining to grow tulips: https://twitter.com/DocumentingBTC/status/1601999339672535043

We can distill water with bitcoin mining: https://twitter.com/DocumentingBTC/status/1601226407363084289

Tom Masiero on Max Gagliardi podcast: ‎https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/154-capitulation-opportunity/id1542617540?i=1000588529432

Bitcoin Park January 2023 Open House - Mining to the Moon: https://www.meetup.com/bitcoinpark/events/288587964/

Colin Harper on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsILayHodling

Luxor Mining on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LuxorTechTeam

Hashrate Index on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HashrateIndex

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

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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 Bitcoin

In this episode, we cover:

Standard Bitcoin’s backstory
Miner capitulation and bankruptcy
Issues with ERCOT and mining in Texas
Is 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-advisers

A 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/1596532189025665024

Marty Bent on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent

Standard Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStandardBTC

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

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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 sale

This week’s guest:

Colin Harper, Writer and Researcher - Luxor Technologies

In this episode, we cover:

Current hash rate and hash price
Mining “quadrants”
A bad month for bitcoin mining
Compute North’s bankruptcy
And a lot more…

Resources:

Zack Voell’s Twitter thread on a rough November for bitcoin mining: https://twitter.com/zackvoell/status/1598326688491921408

Hashrate Index’s ASIC Index Data: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-data

Braiins Insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en

Compute 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/AsILayHodling

Hashrate Index on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HashrateIndex

Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256

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