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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

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

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

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