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EPISODE
025. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, No Holds Barred w/ Special Guest: Bassload, Energy Procurement Consultant
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
8 Jul • 1hr 25m

EPISODE
026. Nuclear Energy Roundtable, Tangents, No Holds Barred
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
22 Jul • 1hr 28m

EPISODE
024. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, w/ Special Guest: Michael Schmid aka Schnitzel, CTO - amazee.io & Home Miner
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
1 Jul • 1hr 3m

EPISODE
023. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, w/ Special Guests: Rob Warren, Partner - distributed hash & Alex, Sales - kaboomracks
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
24 Jun • 1hr 27m

EPISODE
022. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, w/ Special Guest: Michael Schmid aka Schnitzel, CTO - amazee.io & Home Miner
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
17 Jun • 1hr 20m

EPISODE
021. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, No Holds Barred, w/ Guest Host: Rob Warren, Partner - distributed hash
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
10 Jun • 1hr 51m

EPISODE
021. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, No Holds Barred, w/ Guest Host: Rob Warren, Partner - distributed hash
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
10 Jun • 1hr 51m

EPISODE
021. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, No Holds Barred, w/ Guest Host: Rob Warren, Partner - distributed hash
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
10 Jun • 1hr 51m

EPISODE
020. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, w/ Special Guests: Rob Warren, Partner - distributed hash & Diverter, Author - ‘Mining for the Streets’
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
5 Jun • 2hr 19m

EPISODE
019. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, w/ Special Guest: Rob Warren, Partner - distributed hash
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
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"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
28 May • 1hr 46m

EPISODE
018. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week
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
22 May • 47m

EPISODE
017. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, w/ Special Guests: Rob Warren, Partner - distributed hash & ₿usiness Cat, Co-Host - Rock Paper Bitcoin
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
13 May • 1hr 39m

EPISODE
016. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week
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
5 May • 53m

EPISODE
015. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, No Holds Barred w/ Special Guest Rob Warren, Partner - distributed hash
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
29 Apr • 1hr 56m

EPISODE
014. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, DM Dive
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
21 Apr • 1hr 11m

EPISODE
013. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, Special Guest: Tom Masiero, Co-Founder - Standard Bitcoin Co.
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
14 Apr • 1hr 28m

EPISODE
012. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, No Holds Barred w/ Special Guest Ethan Vera, Co-Founder & COO - Luxor Mining
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/
Firmware Link: https://luxor.tech/firmware
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
18 Mar • 1hr 59m

EPISODE
011. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, w/ Special Guest Neil RoninMiner
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_
11 Mar • 1hr 28m

EPISODE
009. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, No Holds Barred w/ Special Guest Jesse Myers aka @Croesus_BTC
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
25 Feb • 1hr 37m

EPISODE
008. State of the Network, Argo Blockchain CEO Steps Down, Special Guest: John Stefanopoulos, Founder - FutureBit
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
17 Feb • 1hr 35m