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May 5, 2023 • 54min

016. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week

Date: May 4, 2023Block Height: 788257How many days until the halving: 359 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Stream Sats, Point Hash update:Pick any Lincoin URL:     a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333     b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333     c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333     d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333     e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333     f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333     g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name. Shout out to @_business_cat, “oneexahash”, “twoexahash”, & @BikesandBitcoin for pointing hash to us!State of the Network: Bitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator Mempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/Lincoln vs EcoRod name poll: https://twitter.com/bitkite/status/1654157513304993792News:Battery powered Nerd miner: https://twitter.com/bitmaker_/status/1652685642768302080Block bought Intel’s ASIC chips at basement bargain prices?https://twitter.com/naoise/status/1651927132631703552Article Link: https://www.mining.build/update-on-our-bitcoin-mining-asic-program/More ASICs are being sold in the USSR than USA; source: Marty Bent.https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/1650913701111775232Luxor Team contradicts the above statement in their report, suggesting that North & South American miners have purchased the majority of ASICs. Interesting to note that Russia doesn’t even make their list: https://twitter.com/theGianMendoza/status/1653836160433528847Article Link: https://hashrateindex.com/blog/the-bitcoin-mining-asic-market-is-on-the-mend-insights-from-luxor-rfqs-april-volume/Home Miner of the Week: @HodlRevhttps://damus.io/note1j4sjcyz8qrf958wse92rm5rash9pgt6nzxakfpkf0kxe44vvkv4qlyahlrTwitter Link: https://twitter.com/HodlRev/status/1647656463089762304Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256
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Apr 29, 2023 • 1h 56min

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, 2023Block Height: 787231How many days until the halving: 366 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Stream Sats, Point Hash:Pick any Lincoin URL:     a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333     b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333     c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333     d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333     e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333     f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333     g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name. Shout out to @_business_cat, “oneexahash”, & @BikesandBitcoin for pointing hash to us!"The Work Proof-of-Stake Can’t Do" by Econoalchemist: https://blog.upstreamdata.ca/the-work-proof-of-stake-cant-do/State of the Network: Bitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator Mempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataWhatsminer M53s: https://twitter.com/BlockwareTeam/status/1650891352660426754Hashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:WEF loves Bitcoin: https://twitter.com/m__btc/status/1650086231361957888?s=46&t=ZnaG-96-8vi-hhnn7Yt5NgMore ASICs are being sold in Russia than USA; source: Marty Bent: https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/1650913701111775232Sen. Warren wants to know about all miners:https://twitter.com/BitcoinPierre/status/1651329550218035202Home Miner of the Week:@ShanonSquires for testing out the S19J Pro+ heat sinks:https://twitter.com/ShanonSquires/status/1651395757512232960Context comes from @KaboomracksAlex, who noted that Bitmain has reverted back to the S9 style heat sinks: https://twitter.com/KaboomracksAlex/status/1649506385460363267The S19J Pro+ also has a P14 Server Socket?!: https://twitter.com/KaboomracksNick/status/1621544858535034884and a standard APW12 power supply instead of the 277v advertised power supply. https://twitter.com/KaboomracksAlex/status/1651003906531659779No Holds Barred: Robert Warren, Partner - distributed hashPatent Pending fan shroud: https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin/status/1647976476325855233@OyeYknow writes: Mining Facility in WY with patent pending? Does he know @dirtyshotya?https://twitter.com/OyeYknow/status/1651422418852872197@re_tweet writes: Antminers or whatsminers? Why?https://twitter.com/re_tweet/status/1651533302719758337Robert Warren on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoinrob@distributedha.shdistributed hash on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashdistributedRod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256
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Apr 21, 2023 • 1h 12min

014. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, DM Dive

Date: April 20, 2023Block Height: 786265How many days until the halving: 373 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Stream Sats, Point Hash:Pick any Lincoin URL:     a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333     b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333     c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333     d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333     e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333     f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333     g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name.Shout out to @_business_cat & “oneexahash” for pointing hash to us!State of the Network: Bitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator Mempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:Iris Energy goes from 3.6 EH/s to 4.6 EH/s in a week https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/04/20/2650896/0/en/Iris-Energy-provides-5-5-EH-s-installation-update.htmlBitcoin-Mining Blockscale Chips, No Future Gens Announced https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-discontinues-bitcoin-mining-blockscale-chips-no-future-gens-announcedEU increases Bitcoin Mining tax rate by 6,000%!?https://twitter.com/JMellerud/status/1647174399714291712CoinDesk Link: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/04/14/sweden-drives-final-nail-into-its-bitcoin-mining-industry-with-tax-hike/Stratum v2 reference implementation is out: https://twitter.com/StratumV2/status/1646542195233640454Home Miner of the Week: @mrcdbrown3 & Bryce repairing S19 Hydro Hashboards at their KY mining site:https://twitter.com/mrcdbrown3/status/1648913811145912322Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256
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Apr 14, 2023 • 1h 28min

013. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, Special Guest: Tom Masiero, Co-Founder - Standard Bitcoin Co.

Date: April 13, 2023Block Height: 785232How many days until the halving: 380 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Stream Sats, Point Hash:Shout out to @_business_cat & @ChadFarrow for pointing hash to us!Pick any Lincoin URL:     a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333     b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333     c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333     d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333     e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333     f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333     g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name. State of the Network: Bitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator Mempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:Foundry has received 50% of all new hashrate according to No BS Bitcoin: https://twitter.com/nobsbitcoin/status/1641236502641360897Foundry charging fees1EH pointed to solo CK Pool resulting in two block finds: https://twitter.com/ckpooldev/status/1640591355037745152Home Miner of the Week: @bitckle with the clean S19 trifecta: https://twitter.com/bitckle/status/1645969834130264065Special Guest: Tom Masiero, Co-Founder - Standard Bitcoin Co.Why is Lightning a shitcoin? https://twitter.com/TheStandardBTC/status/1646342149556916227Controversial mining opinions: https://twitter.com/TheStandardBTC/status/1643425875973529600Standard Bitcoin website: https://standardbitcoin.com/Standard Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStandardBTCRod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256
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Mar 18, 2023 • 1h 59min

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, 2023Block Height: 781,078How many days until the halving:  409 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Stream Sats, Point Hash:Pick any Lincoin URL:     a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333     b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333     c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333     d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333     e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333     f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333     g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name. Shout out to @_business_cat, @ChadFarrow, & @proofofworkbook!State of the Network: Bitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator Mempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/https://twitter.com/murchandamus/status/1633544944659865607ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:Biden proposes 30% tax on electricity used from Bitcoin mining: https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1633933119920168965From CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/03/09/us-treasury-department-proposes-30-excise-tax-on-crypto-mining-firms/Home Miner of the Week: @bulldogordinals heating a shop in North Dakota with a miner:https://twitter.com/bulldogordinals/status/1636177747822215169No Holds Barred:Ethan Vera, Co-Founder & COO - Luxor MiningLuxor website: https://www.luxor.tech/Firmware Link: https://luxor.tech/firmwareMiner trading desk: https://www.luxor.tech/rfqEthan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ethan_veraLuxor Mining on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LuxorTechTeamWhere to Find Us:Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256
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Mar 11, 2023 • 1h 28min

011. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, w/ Special Guest Neil RoninMiner

Date: March 9, 2023Block Height: 780033Days until the halving: 416 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Stream Sats, Point Hash:Pick any Lincoin URL:a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker nameShout out to @_business_cat, @ChadFarrow, & @proofofworkbook for pointing us some hash this weekState of the Network:Bitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimatorMempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/https://twitter.com/murchandamus/status/1633544944659865607ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/https://twitter.com/BitcoinIsaiah/status/1633807203525185537News:May the wind be at your back, Nadeam Nahas:https://www.wcvb.com/amp/article/cohasset-massachusetts-school-employee-power-cryptocurrency-mine/43025932Senator Markey: https://twitter.com/SenMarkey/status/1633249925398970369Miners in Maine get some help: https://twitter.com/kaboomracks/status/1610784787400196101MDK: https://twitter.com/naoise/status/1633176720030220292https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/block-announces-mining-development-kitBraiins OS response: https://twitter.com/kristiancsep/status/1633014464168570880Home Miner of the Week: https://twitter.com/myn4mewast4ken/status/1633830804139945992Special Guest Neil RoninMiner:Neil on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoninMinerRod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_
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Mar 4, 2023 • 1h 30min

010. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, No Holds Barred w/ Special Guest Harry Sudock, CSO - Griid Infrastructure

Date: March 2, 2023Block Height: 778,994How many days until the halving:  423 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Catch-Up:Stream Sats, Point Hash update:Pick any Lincoin URL:a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name.Shout out to @ChadFarrow and @_business_cat for pointing us some hash this week.State of the Network:Bitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimatorMempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:Level 39 rebuttal to Amy Castor: https://twitter.com/level39/status/163104247229280256Is Braiins still Open Source?: https://twitter.com/ajtowns/status/1629280539583877122Home Miner of the Week:@BTCSpeedBoat expands operation by another 720Th this should put him at about 2Ph! Congrats BTCSpeedBoat!https://twitter.com/BTCSpeedBoat/status/1631030911432028161Got a home miner set up? Tweet it w/ #POD256 and you could be featured on the podNo Holds Barred:Harry Sudock, CSO - Griid InfrastructureHarry’s thread on Griid’s curtailment letter to the TVA: https://twitter.com/harry_sudock/status/1625887907473924099Harry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/harry_sudockRod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256
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Feb 25, 2023 • 1h 37min

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, 2023Block Height: 777,993How many days until the halving: 430 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Catch-Up:Pick any Lincoin URL:a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker nameStream Sats, Point Hash update:Shout out to ChadFarrow, Barnminer, BusinessCat, ProofOfWorkBook, & Gretathunberg for pointing us some hash this weekState of the NetworkBitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimatorMempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/ASIC prices - Hashrate Index from Luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:Another “solo” block mined: https://twitter.com/ckpooldev/status/1628735195540254720solo.ckpool: https://solo.ckpool.org/Jason Lowery publishes his “softwar” thesis: https://twitter.com/JasonPLowery/status/1627640858106380290Home Miner of the Week:@mrcdbrown3 for all his hard work getting the moonshine mine up and running: https://twitter.com/mrcdbrown3/status/1626735720407740417Tag your favorite home miner setup using #POD256No Holds Barred:Jesse Myers aka @Croesus_BTCJesse Myers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Croesus_BTCBitcoin's full potential valuation: https://jessemyers.substack.com/p/bitcoins-full-potential-valuationSaylor retweeting with his thoughts: https://twitter.com/saylor/status/1627405473635872771Where to find us:Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256
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Feb 17, 2023 • 1h 35min

008. State of the Network, Argo Blockchain CEO Steps Down, Special Guest: John Stefanopoulos, Founder - FutureBit

Date: February 16, 2023Block Height: 776,877Days until the halving: 438 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/Catch-Up:POD256 enables PayNym donation method: https://paynym.is/+pod256Pick any Lincoin URL:a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333Then use "pod256.worker1" as the worker name, or add your own name to the end for a shoutout on the podShout out to @BTCtwatterpants, Greta Thunberg, @_business_cat, @ChadFarrow, @proofofworkbook, & @Robatucara who have all pointed hash towards our mining account this weekState of the NetworkBitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimatorMempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/ASIC prices - hashrate index from luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-dataHashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/News:Repair: https://twitter.com/cryptominerchr/status/1624490307835265024News: https://twitter.com/harry_sudock/status/1625887907473924099How are public miners fairing in 2023 so far with @Jmellerud: https://twitter.com/JMellerud/status/1624108925162225673Argo Blockchain CEO steps down after sale of Helios to Galaxy Digital: https://twitter.com/PeterGWall/status/1623675909998891009Home Miner of the Week:@mach9d heats 3,400 sq.ft home with two S9 miners: https://twitter.com/mach9d/status/1625988604567617537Tag your favorite home miner setup using #POD256No Holds Barred:John Stefanopoulos, Founder - FutureBitFutureBit: https://www.futurebit.io/John Stefanopoulos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JStefanop1FutureBit on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FutureBitFollow the Show:Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkiteEconoalchemist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemistRod @bitkite on nostr: npub1atn7mlwt08erz4ap47gef92xfey65a4z9ed9vec53u5kc9v94pusl6h4x3Econoalchemist on nostr: npub10m6lrv2kaf08a8um0plhj5dj6yqlw7qxzeag6393z352zrs0e5nsr2tff3Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_POD256 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pod256
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Feb 11, 2023 • 1h 42min

007. State of the Network, Industrial Scale Miner Consolidation, Special Guest: Casey Rodarmor - Creator of Ordinals

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

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