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

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

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

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

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

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