We go through this week’s news in Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining, including ViaBTC’s 33.3 BTC auction reward, Jack Dorsey’s Block announcing its 3 nm chip plans for a Bitcoin ASIC, and a behind the scenes look at TSMCs Arizona chip fab!

00:00:00 Start

00:07:27 Post-Halving Difficulty 

00:12:16 Via BTC's Epic Sat Sale

00:16:14 Block's 3nm Mining Chip

00:20:01 Challenges for New ASICS

00:24:28 Jack Dorsey's Support

00:27:28 TSMC's Arizona Fab Issues

00:32:26 Wrap-up

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