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Date: March 6, 2024State of the Network: Block Height: 833445According to our friends at newhedge.io: Bitcoin difficulty is 79.3 Trillion and set to decrease roughly 0.25% at the conclusion of epoch 413 which should be on March 14th, Pie Day!Over at Hashrate Index: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-data: Miners under 25J/th are selling for roughly $13.73/Th at the moment, which has been relatively flat since October.Looking at mempool.space: Hashrate is currently estimated to be 577Eh, still slightly below the all time high of 581Eh.Heading over to insights.braiins.com: Hashvalue is currently 170sats/TH/day.Days until the Halving: 44 days according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halvingStream 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 nameShout out to: “bikesandbitcoin”, “reedsminersarenotforprofit”, “hodl_pins_dot_com_by_yooper_and_son_iykyk”, “africaone”, “slap_my_bitaxe_and_tell_me_you_love_me”, “bitaxewannabejustans17pro”, “the_80085_petahash_bitaxe”, “blizzabler”, and “bitaxeswimmingking” for supporting the podcast with their hashrate over the last week.No Holds Barred w/ Special Guest: pennyether - Bitcoin Mining Co. Analystpennyether on Twitter: https://twitter.com/penny_etherSmoking Hopium - bitcoin mining calculator: https://smokinghopium.io/A few questions from anons:Do you think you’re cherry picking data?Does the lack of industry standards make direct comparisons tough, and to that point, can you speak to how companies get fairly compared when strategies vary so widely?  Would you consider Marathon a good company? (the miner)It looks as though depreciation was included when calculating Riot’s hashcost, should they then turn their miners off if it’s profitable to mine but the 2-year depreciation schedule is eating into it?What are your thoughts on miners a little bit down on the market cap rankings?What would you do differently if you were in charge of a mining company?If you could design your ideal monthly operational update, what does an apples to apples comparison look like and what metrics are most descriptive of the public miner businesses? Questions from Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1765354527794807261From Tyler Stevens: Going into this cycle, what is the most important thing for large public miners to be competitive. Has in changed? https://twitter.com/tylerkstevens/status/1765382891133964432From Francis Brosnan: Does he expect the beta from publicly traded miners to outpace Bitcoin price rise as in previous cycles? If so, which miners, and why? https://twitter.com/francis_brosnan/status/1765372642318553274From imgislost: Which public miner stonks do they believe in if they had 1 bitcoin to divest towards?Home Miner of the Week:@ClueWant with an array of bitaxe variants https://x.com/ClueWant/status/1765496718294925680Rod @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 29, 2024We did record with our guest imgislost, however we collectively decided that for privacy reasons, it would be best not to publish the recording.The 256 Foundation Telegram group: https://t.me/the256foundationState of the Network: Block Height: 832577According to our friends at newhedge.io: Bitcoin difficulty is 81.7 Trillion and set to decrease roughly 3% at the conclusion of epoch 412, making it the only difficulty adjustment to land on a leap-year day in Bitcoin’s history! Looking at mempool.space: Hashrate is currently estimated to be 569Eh on the 14-day moving average, down slightly from a recent all time high of 581Eh.Heading over to insights.braiins.com: Hashvalue is currently 170sats/TH/day.Days until the Halving: 49 days according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halvingStream 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: Blizzabler, “the_80085_petahash_bitaxe”, “bitaxewannabejustans17pro”, “hodl_pins_dot_com_by_yooper_and_son_iykyk”, “bitaxeswimmingking”, “slap_my_bitaxe_and_tell_me_you_love_me”, “africaone”, “hooters”, and “hashtub-at-bitcoinpark” for supporting the podcast with their hashrate.News:Bitcoin Mining Survey stopped dead in its tracks by Riot: https://www.reuters.com/technology/eia-temporarily-suspend-bitcoin-miner-survey-after-lawsuit-court-document-2024-02-23/https://twitter.com/ab_brammer/status/1762609140281557296Riot Purchases 31,500 Miners From MicroBT to Enhance and Expand Self-Mining Operations at Its Rockdale Facility: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/02/27/2836095/0/en/Riot-Purchases-31-500-Miners-From-MicroBT-to-Enhance-and-Expand-Self-Mining-Operations-at-Its-Rockdale-Facility.htmlThe Future is Unwritten, Know Your Rights: https://twitter.com/denimbtc/status/1762989527130403271Home Miner of the Week:@HodlRev with the canola oil immersion setup doubling as a maple sap concentrator for making high quality syrup: https://twitter.com/hodlrev/status/1760998502161666259Rod @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 21, 2024State of the Network: Block Height: 831444According to our friends at newhedge.io: Bitcoin difficulty is 81.7 Trillion and set to decrease ~5% at the conclusion of epoch 412 which just might land on February 29th, possibly making it the only difficulty adjustment to land on a leap-year day in Bitcoin’s historyLooking at mempool.space: Hashrate is currently estimated to be 569Eh on the 14-day MAHeading over to insights.braiins.com: Hashvalue is currently 160sats/TH/dayDays until the Halving: 57 days according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halvingStream Sats, Point Hash:Pick any Lincoin URLThen use "pod256.YourAlias" as the worker name.Shout out to: Blizzabler, the_80085_petahash_bitaxe, slap_my_bitaxe_and_tell_me_you_love_me, bitaxewannabejustans17pro, hodl_pins_dot_com_yooper_and_son_iykyk, hooters, bitaxe_is_fun, bitaxeswimmingking, no name, knockers, midgetshavingsexnexttoyourbitaxe, and last but not least 818_reposado_tequilla_on_iceso_smooth_yooper for supporting the podcast with their hashrateSpecial Guest: Rapha Zagury (Alpha Zeta), CIO - SwanRapha on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alphaazetaNakamoto Portfolio - A set of tools, research and open source code to explore the ground breaking effects that Bitcoin has on the financial world: https://nakamotoportfolio.com/Questions from Twitter:https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1760144259381178703From Rob W.: Can they disaggregate the total EH into hosting/operating and other business arrangements? Big EH hosted on one or many sites is VERY different self mining on one or multiple sites.  Also, out of all of that EH, how much do they keep? https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin/status/1760145986117116018From Exfrog: How much of that 4.5Eh is new to the network and how much was preexisting and just had Swan stickers slapped on the box? https://twitter.com/exfrog/status/1760299846903251387From Rebel Mining in Texas: About 120 MW or so is my guess. Not impossible if you find a good opportunity, been working since summer. Announced January. 7 months is impressive, but doable. Interested to know machines, efficiency, single/multiple location, curtailment, state...and a bunch more. https://twitter.com/DavidBranscum/status/1760147171414794629From Adam Anderson: How do you think about jurisdiction risk and geographic diversification? Which energy sources form the majority of your electricity inputs? Any aspirations to shift or optimize these allocations or sources going forward? https://twitter.com/bc1984adam/status/1760146314711445990From DecentMoney: > What questions do you have for Swan’s CIO, @alphaazeta? Does he know his website is down? https://twitter.com/decentmoney2009/status/1760147625524052415From Reed Prefers Nostr: What will be their differentiator to survive post halving? Alternative revenue streams, demand response, latest gen Asics, very low power cost, etc.? https://twitter.com/FreedomMoney21/status/1760273144445538646From Status Quon’t: Did the Bitcoin Opportunity Fund (@BTCOppFund) play a role in getting this up and running? https://twitter.com/statusquont/status/1760306849226596716From Jarctu: is there actually a connection between Tether and Swan Mining? Or are people reaching https://twitter.com/jarctu/status/1760309738330616067Home Miner of the Week:@MolonLabeVC with a bitaxe immersion mining rig: https://x.com/MolonLabeVC/status/1758574279141052847Rod @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 14, 2024State of the Network: Block Height: 830468According to our friends at newhedge.io: Bitcoin difficulty is 70.3T and set to increase ~7% at the conclusion of epoch 411Looking at mempool.space: Hashrate is printing 568Eh on the 14-day MAHeading over to insights.braiins.com: Hashvalue is currently 180 sats/TH/day.Days until the Halving: 63 days according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halvingStream 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: Blizzabler, Knockers, the_80085_petahash_bitaxe, 818_reposado_tequila_on_iceso_smooth_yooper, coconuts, and dont_have_a_cow_man_yh for supporting the podcast with their hashrateSpecial Guest: BASSLOAD, Energy Procurement ConsultantBASSLOAD on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinbassloadBASSLOAD’s Substack: https://bitcoinbassload.substack.com/Questions from Twitter:https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1757591539654496548From Travis Bitckle: Say I have $0.055/kWh power. What do I do? Keep running my jPros, upgrade to latest gen machines, or mortgage the house and install 1,000 amp service? https://twitter.com/bitckle/status/1757602533453828179From likewhoa: How many offgrid Watts are needed to make the Feds per their pants? https://twitter.com/likewh1a/status/1757599448392159352From Hundredaire: I have a question: what is a PPA? https://twitter.com/Mr_Hundredaire/status/1757728066481127681From Justa Pleb/21M: How to train an army of gorilla #Bitcoin miners to stand up data centers around the world to secure the best money the world has ever had. https://twitter.com/JimJones1913/status/1757592488792228194Barnminer’s question: Please explain the difference between PPA and other energy  agreements. How often does the mining industry mislabel PPA when, in fact, it is not?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 7, 2024State of the Network: Block Height: 829415According to our friends at newhedge.io: Bitcoin difficulty is 75.5T and set to increase between 7-12% at the conclusion of epoch 411, which should be close to Valentine’s DayLooking at mempool.space: Hashrate is at an all-time-high, 565Eh on the 14-day MAHeading over to insights.braiins.com: Hashvalue is currently 180 sats/TH/dayDays until the Halving: 70 days according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halvingStream 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: “80085”, “Blizzabler”, “coconuts”, & “dont_have_a_cow_manyh” for supporting the podcast with their hashrateNews:TVA CEO Jeff Lyash quote: https://twitter.com/bitkite/status/1755304389990867063Open source mining non-profit working name: The 256 FoundationSpecial Guests: Eric and Steven Wilson of Wilson MiningWilson Mining website: https://wilsonmining.io/Wilson Mining on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WilsonMiningQuestions from Twitter: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1755001187492081902From Nico: Looking forward to this one! Have two questions:1. Does @WilsonMining expect that retail hosting companies in the US will start to participate (more) in demand response programs to keep retail hosting competitive? 2. Do they expect that retail hosting companies will start providing over/underclock options to allow retail miners to move with market condition so they can maximize profits? Thanks!! https://twitter.com/Smidnico/status/1755021174755483859From Rob W.: How has the Midwestern winter treated them? https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin/status/1755027952427839768From Coinheated: I'd ask:  Are you expecting to operate in a negative after the halving, and if so, for how long could you do so in the negative? https://twitter.com/CoinHeated/status/1755028105750601892From @skot9000: I saw your post about the tradeoffs between Antminers and Whatsminers with efficiency vs. reliability. Traditionally miners haven't valued reliability much since the machine is ewaste in a couple years anyways. Do you think this dynamic is changing?https://x.com/skot9000/status/1755259689669910964From Tyler Stevens: Are they doing anything with the waste heat? https://twitter.com/tylerkstevens/status/1755058068227068004From Larrry Lasermind: You could ask them: What's easier in terms of setup, maintainance and cleaning: air-cooled or immersion? https://twitter.com/LarryLasermind/status/1755005251508191697From @UploadingLogic: will you get a haircut when bitcoin wins?  ever catched by an ASIC fan?https://x.com/UploadingLogic/status/1755258781133398446From @GreaserRichard: Why are they mining Wilson instead of Bitcoin?https://x.com/GreaserRichard/status/1755230930594369722Home Miner of the Week: @skot9000 unveils the bitaxeSupra with a BM1368 ASIC: https://x.com/skot9000/status/1755262407197303119Rod @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 1, 2024State of the Network: Block Height: 828411According to our friends at newhedge.io: Bitcoin difficulty is 70.3T and set to increase ~6% at the conclusion of epoch 410 which should be in the next 24 hours or soLooking at mempool.space: Hashrate is printing 526Eh on the 14-day Moving Average, with approximately 250k pending transactions, and transactions paying less than 24 sats/v-byte are currently being purgedHeading over to insights.braiins.com: Hashvalue is currently 190sats/TH/dayDays until the Halving: 78 days according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halvingStream 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: Blizzabler, hashtub-defroster, and a new entity: 80085 for supporting the podcast with their hashrateNews:Bitcoin Mining Companies according to Hashrate Index/Luxor: https://twitter.com/bitkite/status/1752105948364030016Swan announces 4.5Eh mining operation is online with another 3.5Eh incoming:https://twitter.com/Swan/status/1750565936216649860APW12 unlock guide in the Pivotal Pleb Tech file repo: https://x.com/pivotalplebtech/status/1752418448490324364Announcement of Rob Warren’s book The Bitcoin Miners Almanac, published by Bitcoin Magazine: https://x.com/bikesandbitcoin/status/1752695082128466234Home Miner of the Week: @bitcoingardener who “replaced all [his] s9 bitcoin heaters with loki kitted s19 #mine4heat builds”https://x.com/bitcoingardener/status/1752817557554221440Rod @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: January 24, 2024State of the Network: Block Height: 827188According to our friends at newhedge.io: Bitcoin difficulty is 70.3T and set to increase ~2% at the conclusion of epoch 410, which should be February 2ndLooking at mempool.space: Hashrate is roughly 515Eh on the 14-day MAHeading over to insights.braiins.com: Hashvalue is currently 190 sats/TH/dayDays until the Halving: 86 days according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halvingStream 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: “hashtub-defroster”, “hashtub-at-bitcoinpark”, “miningsummit”, “candylandspeedboatbarn”, “rva-traveling-s9-nr3”, & Blizzabler for supporting the podcast with their hashrate. Thanks to Barnminer, BRocketMiner, and Schnitzel.News:Nashville Energy & Mining Summit 2024 Schedule - bitcoinpark.com/scheduleSamourai Writes letter to FinCEN.https://x.com/SamouraiWallet/status/1749784171239657472?s=20Tornado Cash developer, Roman Semenov, publishes video explaining the severity of precedence regarding his case and seeks donations toward his legal defense. https://x.com/rstormsf/status/1749490246000238942?s=20Parker Lewis - Gradually Then Suddenly https://twitter.com/parkeralewis/status/1748420277116064189Home Miner of the Week: @Schnitzel with a shout out to @techengineer21Schnitzel’s HashTub: https://twitter.com/Schnitzel/status/1748118490605633564https://twitter.com/PrestonPysh/status/1748173117082517612Rod @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: December 14, 2023032. No Holds Barred w/ Special Guests: Diverter, Author - Mining for the Streets & Samourai Wallet, Co-Founder - Samourai WalletState of the Network: Block Height: 821220According to our friends at newhedge.io: Bitcoin difficulty is 67.3T after the recent downward adjustment of -0.95% on Saturday, December 9, 2023Looking at mempool.space: Hashrate appears to be 484Eh on the 14-day MAHeading over to insights.braiins.com: Hash value is currently 255 sats/TH/dayDays until the Halving: 126 days according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halvingStream 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: Blizabler for supporting the podcast with their hashrate over the last few weeksNo Holds Barred w/ Special Guests: Diverter, Author - Mining for the Streets & Samourai Wallet, Co-Founder - Samourai WalletFor the record, an invitation to join POD256 was also extended to Luke Dashjr from Ocean Mining, however that invitation was ignored.Audience questions: https://x.com/econoalchemist/status/1734976803788161367Samourai Wallet: https://samouraiwallet.com/Bitcoin blockchain explorer and fee estimator: https://light.oxt.me/Understanding Bitcoin Privacy with OXT: https://medium.com/oxt-research/understanding-bitcoin-privacy-with-oxt-part-1-4-8177a40a5923Mining for the Streets: A simple guide for acquiring bitcoin without KYC/AML using ASIC mining: https://diverter.hostyourown.tools/mining-for-the-streets/Diverter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Diverter_NoKYCSamourai Wallet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamouraiWalletRod @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: October 26, 2023State of the Network: Block Height: 813948According to our friends at newhedge.io: Bitcoin difficulty is 61T and set to increase ~2.3% at the conclusion of Epoch 403Looking at mempool.space: Hashrate is printing 440Eh on the 14-day MA.Heading over to insights.braiins.com: Hash value is currently 212 sats/TH/day.Days until the Halving: 180 according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halvingStream 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: Blizabler for supporting the podcast with their hashrate over the last few weeksNo Holds Barred w/ Special Guest: BitMaker, Creator - NerdMinerBitronics website: https://bitronics.store/Guest Questions: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1717336486473847224YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bitmaker_GitHub: https://github.com/BitMaker-hub/NerdMiner_v2BitMaker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BitMaker_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: October 5, 2023 Block Height: 810755Days Until the Halving: 202 according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halvingStream 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: Blizabler & the RockPaperBitcoin Podcast for supporting the podcast with their hashrate over the last few weeksNo Holds Barred w/ Special Guest: skot, Instigator - BitaxeBitaxe website: https://bitaxe.org/Guest Questions: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1709661374534865008All-In Summit: Bill Gurley presents 2,851 Miles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9cO3-MLHOMState of the Network:Newhedge - difficulty estimator: https://newhedge.io/terminal/bitcoin/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/skot on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skot9000Rod @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