POD256

POD256 | Bitcoin Mining, Freedom Tech, and Awesome Tangents

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A Bitcoin podcast focused on open-source Bitcoin mining, energy, and freedom tech. Recorded weekly at Bitcoin Park in Nashville, TN. Co-hosted by: @econoalchemist, @skot9000, and @tylerkstevens

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043. Special Guest: skot, Instigator - Bitaxe, State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week 06.04.2024 1:30:22

Date: April 3, 2024 State of the Network: Block Height: 837580 According to our friends at newhedge.io : Bitcoin difficulty is 83.1 Trillion and set to increase roughly 2% at the conclusion of epoch 415 which should be on April 10th. 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...

042. No Holds Barred w/ Special Guest: Montana Dukes, CEO - EHT Capital, State of the Network, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week 30.03.2024 1:11:55

Date: March 27, 2024 State of the Network: Block Height: 836541 According to our friends at newhedge.io : Bitcoin difficulty is 83.9 Trillion and set to decrease roughly 1.5% at the conclusion of epoch 414. 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. Lookin...

041. No Holds Barred w/ Special Guest: Zack Bomsta, Founder - Pivotal Pleb Tech & UnBound, State of the Network, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week 22.03.2024 1:24:43

Date: March 20, 2024 State of the Network: Block Height: 835558 According to our friends at newhedge.io : Bitcoin difficulty is 83.9 Trillion and set to decrease roughly 0.3% at the conclusion of epoch 414 which should be on or around March 28th. 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 be...

040. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week 15.03.2024 45:19

Date: March 13, 2024 State of the Network: Block Height: 834555 According to our friends at newhedge.io : Bitcoin difficulty is 79.3 Trillion and set to increase roughly 5.8% at the conclusion of epoch 413 which should be 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 fla...

039. No Holds Barred w/ Special Guest: pennyether - Bitcoin Mining Co. Analyst, State of the Network, Tangents 09.03.2024 1:27:11

Date: March 6, 2024 State of the Network: Block Height: 833445 According 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 bee...

038. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week 01.03.2024 27:03

Date: February 29, 2024 We 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/the256foundation State of the Network: Block Height: 832577 According to our friends at newhedge.io : Bitcoin difficulty is 81.7 Trillion and set to decrease roughly 3% at the conclus...

037. No Holds Barred w/ Special Guest: Rapha Zagury (Alpha Zeta), CIO - Swan, State of the Network, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week 24.02.2024 1:34:19

Date: February 21, 2024 State of the Network: Block Height: 831444 According 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 history Looking at mempool.space : Hashrate is currently estimated to...

036. No Holds Barred w/ Special Guest: BASSLOAD - Energy Procurement Consultant, State of the Network, Tangents 16.02.2024 1:12:22

Date: February 14, 2024 State of the Network: Block Height: 830468 According to our friends at newhedge.io : Bitcoin difficulty is 70.3T and set to increase ~7% at the conclusion of epoch 411 Looking at mempool.space : Hashrate is printing 568Eh on the 14-day MA Heading over to insights.braiins.com : Hashvalue is currently 180 sats/TH/day. Days until the Halving: 63 days according to https://www.c...

035. No Holds Barred w/ Special Guests: Wilson Mining, State of the Network, Tangents, News, Home Miner of the Week 10.02.2024 1:28:01

Date: February 7, 2024 State of the Network: Block Height: 829415 According 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 Day Looking at mempool.space : Hashrate is at an all-time-high, 565Eh on the 14-day MA Heading over to insights.braiins.com : Hashvalue is currently 180 sats/TH/...

034. Home & Open Source Mining Initiative, State of the Network, Tangents, News, Home Miner of the Week 02.02.2024 50:25

Date: February 1, 2024 State of the Network: Block Height: 828411 According 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 so Looking at mempool.space : Hashrate is printing 526Eh on the 14-day Moving Average, with approximately 250k pending transactions, and transactions paying less than 24...

033. NEMS 2024 Recap, State of the Network, Tangents, News, Home Miner of the Week 25.01.2024 1:07:09

Date: January 24, 2024 State of the Network: Block Height: 827188 According 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 2nd Looking at mempool.space : Hashrate is roughly 515Eh on the 14-day MA Heading over to insights.braiins.com : Hashvalue is currently 190 sats/TH/day Days until the Halving: 86 days...

032. No Holds Barred w/ Special Guests: Diverter, Author - Mining for the Streets & Samourai Wallet, Co-Founder - Samourai Wallet 18.12.2023 1:47:30

Date: December 14, 2023 032. No Holds Barred w/ Special Guests: Diverter, Author - Mining for the Streets & Samourai Wallet, Co-Founder - Samourai Wallet State of the Network: Block Height: 821220 According to our friends at newhedge.io : Bitcoin difficulty is 67.3T after the recent downward adjustment of -0.95% on Saturday, December 9, 2023 Looking at mempool.space : Hashrate appears to be 48...

031. No Holds Barred w/ Special Guest: BitMaker, Creator - NerdMiner 30.10.2023 1:39:35

Date: October 26, 2023 State of the Network: Block Height: 813948 According to our friends at newhedge.io : Bitcoin difficulty is 61T and set to increase ~2.3% at the conclusion of Epoch 403 Looking 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.coin...

030. No Holds Barred w/ Special Guest: skot, Instigator - Bitaxe 07.10.2023 1:47:06

Date: October 5, 2023 Block Height: 810755 Days Until the Halving: 202 according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halving 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...

029. Pod 256's Telehash: Uniting Bitcoiners for a Cause 21.09.2023 55:18

In this episode of Pod 256, we dive into the exciting world of Bitcoin mining and community empowerment. Host Rod, alongside co-host Econo Alchemist, discusses the ambitious idea of the 'telehash'—a 24-hour event aimed at raising funds, Bitcoin, and mining equipment to support grassroots Bitcoin communities around the world. Inspired by conversations at the Global Bitcoin Summit in Nashville, the...

028. No Holds Barred w/ Special Guest: Zack Bomsta, Founder - Pivotal Pleb Tech (Njord and Loki Boards) & Founder - Owlet 09.09.2023 1:19:28

Date: September 7th, 2023 Block Height: 806614 The halving is due in: 231 according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halving 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.li...

027. State of the Network, Tangents, No Holds Barred w/ Special Guest: Jeff, Owner and Operator - Double Hash Farm 19.08.2023 1:15:06

Date: August 17, 2023 Block Height: 803633 Days Until the Halving: 252 according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halving 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:...

026. Nuclear Energy Roundtable, Tangents, No Holds Barred 22.07.2023 1:28:57

Date: July 20, 2023 Block Height: 799541 Days Until the Halving: 280 according to https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/halving 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://...

025. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, No Holds Barred w/ Special Guest: Bassload, Energy Procurement Consultant 08.07.2023 1:25:56

Date: July 6, 2023 Block Height: 797447 How many days until the halving: 295 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.li...

024. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, w/ Special Guest: Michael Schmid aka Schnitzel, CTO - amazee.io & Home Miner 01.07.2023 1:03:46

Date: June 29, 2023 Block Height: 796425 How many days until the halving: 302 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.l...

023. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, w/ Special Guests: Rob Warren, Partner - distributed hash & Alex, Sales - kaboomracks 24.06.2023 1:27:12

Date: June 22, 2023 Block Height: 795459 How many days until the halving: 309 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.l...

022. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, w/ Special Guest: Michael Schmid aka Schnitzel, CTO - amazee.io & Home Miner 17.06.2023 1:20:11

Date: June 15, 2023 Block Height: 794481 How many days until the halving: 316 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.l...

021. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, No Holds Barred, w/ Guest Host: Rob Warren, Partner - distributed hash 10.06.2023 1:51:06

Date: June 8, 2023 Block Height: 793419 How many days until the halving: 323 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.li...

020. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, w/ Special Guests: Rob Warren, Partner - distributed hash & Diverter, Author - ‘Mining for the Streets’ 05.06.2023 2:19:54

Date: June 1, 2023 Block Height: 792379 How many days until the halving: 330 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.li...

019. State of the Network, News, Tangents, Home Miner of the Week, w/ Special Guest: Rob Warren, Partner - distributed hash 28.05.2023 1:46:06

Date: May 25, 2023 Block Height: 791357 How many days until the halving: 338 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.li...