POD256 | Bitcoin Mining News & Analysis

A monthly Bitcoin podcast focused on mining, energy, and proof-of-work - hosted by Rod @bitkite and Econoalchemist
Website : https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pod256
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Last Episode : September 22, 2023 7:42pm
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Confirmed 6
029. Special Announcement: 24-Hour Telehash
Date: September 21, 2023
Block Height: 808726
Days Until the Halving: 216 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.
The 24-hour Telehash is on! Join us Tuesday and Wednesday, January 16-17, 2024 for 24 hours of mining content raising sats, cash, and hash for a great cause. More details to come.
Africa Bitcoin Mining Summit: https://africanbitcoinmining.com/
Erik Hersman on Twitter discussing the summit: https://twitter.com/whiteafrican/status/1704446018723418478
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/
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
Expires in 47 hours
Published Friday

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
Published 09/09

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
Published 08/19

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
Published 07/22

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
Published 07/08

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
Published 06/30

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
Published 06/24

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
Published 06/16

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
Published 06/10

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
Published 06/04

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
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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
Published 05/28

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
Published 05/22