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Oct 18, 2023 • 1h 16min

The Bitcoin Mining Case For Drivechains W/ Paul Sztorc and James McAvity

Today we are joined by Paul Sztorc and James McAvity of Layer2 Labs and Cormint, respectively. We discuss the pressing issue of crypto fees, how to think about L2 designs for Bitcoin, criticisms of BIP 300/301 and why Bitcoin miners arn’t more involved in Bitcoin governance. Questions or want to sponsor? william@blockspace.media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 14, 2023 • 27min

Lancium’s Patent Challenged, BitVM and Chinese Bitcoin Miners As ‘National Security’ Threat

Today we are joined by Tatum and Matt to talk about Lancium and Foreman’s on-going litigation around demand response, Inscribing WikiLeaks documents on Bitcoin, BitVMs potential for mining and the NY Times latest Bitcoin mining slander against Chinese Bitcoin miners. Questions or want to sponsor? william@blockspace.media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 11, 2023 • 54min

Bitmain’s Cash Crunch? And Iris Energy’s ‘Triple Crown’ W/ Wolfie Zhao & Anthony Power

Today we are joined by Wolfie Zhao of The Miner Mag and Anthony Power, an independent analyst, to discuss the Bitmain cash flow rumors and monthly mining production numbers, respectively. Questions or want to sponsor? william@blockspace.media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 7, 2023 • 34min

SBF Trial Update, Miners’ Respond to Drivechains and Antpool's Resurgence

Happy weekend! We’re talking about SBF’s big week in Federal court, an Op-Ed in Bitcoin Magazine over Drivechains from prominent Bitcoin miners and Antpool’s return to hashpool dominance. Questions or want to sponsor? william@blockspace.media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 4, 2023 • 51min

Braiins’ Control Board W/ Jan Capek

On this week’s show we talk with Jan Capek, co-founder and co-CEO of Braiins. We discuss their new control board, the pool’s state of growth, funding Braiins and the new Bitmain Antminer S21 coming to the mining market. Questions or want to sponsor? william@blockspace.media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 30, 2023 • 42min

Marathon’s Invalid Block, Bitmain’s S21, Rodarmor’s Runes and Tokens On Bitcoin

News is back! We talk about Marathon testing in prod, Bitmain and others new ASICs and Casey Rodarmor’s newest protocol (or blog turned protocol) Runes! Questions or want to sponsor? william@blockspace.media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 28, 2023 • 46min

From $7B Nvidia Buyout To Bitcoin Mining W/ Alon Webman

We speak with Chain Reaction co-founder Alon Webman about his new Israeli startup building Bitcoin ASICs. We discuss his background at Mellanox Technologies, purchased by Nvidia for $7 billion in 2019, to forming Chain Reaction and taking on the incumbent players in Bitcoin mining. Questions or want to sponsor? william@blockspace.media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 22, 2023 • 37min

Auradine’s 4nm Bitcoin Miner w/ Barun Kar and Rajiv Khemani

Welcome back to the show! Today we are joined by Barun Kar and Rajiv Khemani of Auradine, a new Bitcoin miner manufacturer to talk about their new 4nm Bitcoin miner.  Questions or want to sponsor? william@blockspace.media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 20, 2023 • 49min

Mansplaining Bitcoin’s Difficulty Adjustment w/ Dylan LeClair

Welcome back to the show! Today we are joined by Dylan LeClair of BTC Inc. to talk about his viral tweet concerning Bitcoin’s ‘security budget,’ macro flows into Bitcoin, and how mining stocks are poised for a breakout (after a recession, Dylan says). Questions or want to sponsor? william@blockspace.media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 19, 2023 • 2min

We're back!

Welcome back to the show! A few things to announce: The show is now independent. If you'd like to reach me, email william@blockspace.media. Second, we now have sponsors! Give our sponsors some love and reach out if you are interested in sponsoring! Lastly, we are giving away free hashrate to celebrate the another season of the podcast. Subscribe to our email list to be entered! https://theminingpod.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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