The Hash Cast

THC 380 SHOW NOTES

SPONSOR: UPSTREAM DATA https://blog.upstreamdata.ca/

SPONSOR: BRAIINS https://braiins.com/

STATE OF THE NETWORK

1) Difficulty: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator

2) Hashrate: https://mempool.space/graphs/mining/hashrate-difficulty

3) ASIC Prices: https://data.hashrateindex.com/rig-index-data

4) Insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

NEWS

1) Elizabeth Warren is making headlines in the Bitcoin space again with a bill called the “Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act”.

https://twitter.com/SenWarren/status/1603033907968049154

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/14/business/elizabeth-warren-bipartisan-crypto-crackdown/index.html

Bill Text: https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/DAAML%20Act%20of%202022.pdf

DEVELOPMENTS

1) Bitcoin mining company, Riot, pulls their hashrate from Braiins mining pool:

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/12/05/bitcoin-miner-riot-switches-mining-pool-after-falling-short-in-november/

HOME MINER HALL OF FAME

1) @CryptoMinerCHR with the ASIC cleaner Box:

https://twitter.com/CryptoMinerCHR/status/1602073608506966018

PRIVACY IMPLICATIONS

1) Ziya Sadr makes it home after about 80 days in jail with out being charged for any crimes.

The Hash Cast, Episode 379

SHOW NOTES

SPONSORED BY: Upstream Data, turning methane into bitcoin, they are your one-stop-shop for Bitcoin mines of any scale. Navigate over to shop.upstreamdata.ca and check out their online store.

SPONSORED BY: Braiins, a Bitcoin mining company developing the tools to optimize your operations. Navigate over to braiins.com and check out their ASIC autotuning firmware - BraiinsOS & BraiinsOS+, Farm Proxy - ASIC management software, BraiinsPool - the first Bitcoin mining pool, their mining insights dashboard, their Bitcoin mining blog, and more.

STATE OF THE NETWORK

DIFFICULTY: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator

HASHRATE: https://mempool.space/graphs/mining/hashrate-difficulty

ASIC PRICES: https://data.hashrateindex.com/rig-index-data

INSIGHTS: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

INDUSTRY NEWS

Full RBF in BitcoinCore v24.0:

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/upcoming-release-of-bitcoin-core-24-0

https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/26438#issuecomment-1303624108

Manitoba turns away Bitcoin miners:

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/12/01/canadas-manitoba-province-enacts-18-month-moratorium-on-new-crypto-mining-reports/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

DEVELOPMENTS

Upstream Data working on ocean vessel:

https://twitter.com/upstreamdatainc/status/1592300531275673600

HOME MINER HALL OF FAME

@MattsSats installs an Upstream Data Black Box in his home:

https://twitter.com/MattsSats/status/1591823932541513729

PRIVACY

Andrei Lifanov kidnapped for Bitcoin wallet:

https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1598714548634226692

SHOW NOTES

Sponsored by: Upstream Data, turning methane into bitcoin, they are your one-stop-shop for Bitcoin mines of any scale. Navigate over to shop.upstreamdata.ca and check out their online store.

SPONSORED BY: Braiins, a Bitcoin mining company developing the tools to optimize your operations. Navigate over to braiins.com and check out their ASIC autotuning firmware - BraiinsOS & BraiinsOS+, Farm Proxy - ASIC management software, BraiinsPool - the first Bitcoin mining pool, their mining insights dashboard, their Bitcoin mining blog, and more.

STATE OF THE NETWORK

DIFFICULTY: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator

HASHRATE: https://mempool.space/graphs/mining/hashrate-difficulty

ASIC PRICES: https://data.hashrateindex.com/rig-index-data

INSIGHTS: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

INDUSTRY NEWS

Large-scale Bitcoin miners continue to struggle under current market conditions:

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/11/02/2546487/0/en/Financing-and-Bitmain-Prepayment-

MINING DEVELOPMENTS

ASICs integrated into a digital boiler wheel for use in a whiskey distillery:

https://twitter.com/Colin_Sully/status/1586589461634506752

https://mintgreen.co/projects/shelter-point-distillery/

HOME MINER HALL OF FAME

@DigitalCornFarm making some radiators:

https://twitter.com/DigitalCornFarm/status/1587218964341563392

@RaveElevator pushing 4 S9s:

https://twitter.com/RaveElevator/status/1586785593320579073

@CanadaExtreme heating their home with ASICs this winter:

https://twitter.com/CanadaExtreme/status/1587841560246423553

@kosmatos also heating their Canadian home with ASICs this winter:

https://twitter.com/kosmatos/status/1586601746318721025

@BikesandBitcoin also ready for this winter using ASICs as heat:

https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin/status/1587958519847784448

PRIVACY IMPLICATIONS

Jordan B. Peterson advocating for KYC requirements on social media.

https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1588000775493468160

GUEST SEGMENT

Held an hour long AMA session on Twitter Spaces and discussed KYC Bitcoin & CoinJoin, privacy on Lightning, and more.

The Hash Cast, episode 376

SHOW NOTES

Sponsored by: Upstream Data (https://blog.upstreamdata.ca/), turning methane into bitcoin, they are your one-stop-shop for Bitcoin mines of any scale. Navigate over to shop.upstreamdata.ca and check out their online store. 

SPONSORED BY: Braiins (https://braiins.com/), a Bitcoin mining company developing the tools to optimize your operations. Navigate over to braiins.com and check out their ASIC autotuning firmware - BraiinsOS & BraiinsOS+, Farm Proxy - ASIC management software, BraiinsPool - the first Bitcoin mining pool, their mining insights dashboard, their Bitcoin mining blog, and more.

STATE OF THE NETWORK

DIFFICULTY: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator

HASHRATE: https://mempool.space/graphs/mining/hashrate-difficulty

ASIC PRICES: https://data.hashrateindex.com/rig-index-data

INSIGHTS: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

INDUSTRY NEWS

1) US ramps up export controls, wreaks havoc on China’s semiconductor industry:

https://twitter.com/jordanschnyc/status/1580889341265469440

2) Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania defunct coal powered plant was purchased by the Strong Hold Bitcoin mining company.

https://twitter.com/DocumentingBTC/status/1581028467441020928

DEVELOPMENTS

1) Argentina tax authority ramps up raids against bitcoin miners.

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/10/21/argentina-dismantles-illegal-crypto-mining-operation-apprehends-40/

2) NiceHash constructed a block improperly and accidentally burned the 6.309 BTC block reward by not defining a bitcoin address correctly.

https://twitter.com/hashrateindex/status/1583146537538170880

https://mempool.space/tx/5660d06bd69326c18ec63127b37fb3b32ea763c3846b3334c51beb6a800c57d3

3) 40-room hotel heated by ASICs

https://twitter.com/DocumentingBTC/status/1583546602139971584

HOME MINER HALL OF FAME

1) [@x218935](https://twitter.com/x218935) was gifted an S9, check out X21’s journey as he constructs his own DIY BlackBox and starts getting into Bitcoin mining. 

https://twitter.com/x218935/status/1583184952304488448

PRIVACY IMPLICATIONS

[@BitcoinQ_A](https://twitter.com/BitcoinQ_A) has been doxxed.

https://twitter.com/HushHushApe/status/1583548775284740097

NO GUEST SEGMENT THIS EPISODE

The Hash Cast, episode 375

SHOW NOTES

SPONSORED BY: Upstream Data, turning methane into bitcoin, they are your one-stop-shop for Bitcoin mines of any scale. Navigate over to shop.upstreamdata.ca and check out their online store.

SPONSORED BY: Braiins, a Bitcoin mining company developing the tools to optimize your operations. Navigate over to braiins.com and check out their ASIC autotuning firmware - BraiinsOS & BraiinsOS+, Farm Proxy - ASIC management software, BraiinsPool - the first Bitcoin mining pool, their mining insights dashboard, their Bitcoin mining blog, and more.

STATE OF THE NETWORK

DIFFICULTY: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator

HASHRATE: https://mempool.space/graphs/mining/hashrate-difficulty

ASIC PRICES: https://data.hashrateindex.com/rig-index-data

INSIGHTS: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

INDUSTRY NEWS

Braiins makes major update to their mining insights calculator including bitcoin denominated outputs for revenue, cash flow, profit, hardware value, & capex.

https://twitter.com/BraiinsInsights/status/1580233923430187008?s=20&t=tu3SFKypPCQig49QQiqjlA

MINING DEVELOPMENTS

FutureBit working on new prototype:

https://twitter.com/JStefanop1/status/1578815332541956096?s=20&t=tu3SFKypPCQig49QQiqjlA

https://www.futurebit.io/

HOME MINER HALL OF FAME

@UploadingLogic with the epoxy resin immersion tank:

https://twitter.com/UploadingLogic/status/1578835730763493376?s=20&t=tu3SFKypPCQig49QQiqjlA

https://twitter.com/UploadingLogic/status/1570491452920307713?s=20&t=tu3SFKypPCQig49QQiqjlA

PRIVACY IMPLICATIONS

Ziya Sadr, Bitcoin advocate and educator, arrested by the Iranian regime with no due process or indication of terms for a release:

https://twitter.com/gladstein/status/1579166976995635200?s=20&t=tu3SFKypPCQig49QQiqjlA

https://www.youtube.com/c/ZiyaSadr

Celsius exposes data on every single user’s name, transactions, & balances in public bankruptcy court filings.

https://www.wired.com/story/celsius-user-data-dump-crypto-tracing-scammers/

https://celsiusnetworth.com/

Guest Segment:

@btctwatterpants, @bingbong_BTC, @JonPDiGiacomo, @techengineer21, & @mrcdbrown3 about techniques & tactics they are employing as home miners to survive the bear market.

The Hash Cast, episode 374

SHOW NOTES

SPONSORED BY: Upstream Data, turning methane into bitcoin, they are your one-stop-shop for Bitcoin mines of any scale. Navigate over to shop.upstreamdata.ca and check out their online store.

SPONSORED BY: Braiins, a Bitcoin mining company developing the tools to optimize your operations. Navigate over to braiins.com and check out their ASIC autotuning firmware - BraiinsOS & BraiinsOS+, Farm Proxy - ASIC management software, BraiinsPool - the first Bitcoin mining pool, their mining insights dashboard, their Bitcoin mining blog, and more.

STATE OF THE NETWORK

DIFFICULTY: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator

HASHRATE: https://mempool.space/graphs/mining/hashrate-difficulty

ASIC PRICES: https://data.hashrateindex.com/rig-index-data

INSIGHTS: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

INDUSTRY NEWS

Compute North files for chapter 11 bankruptcy:

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/09/22/crypto-mining-data-center-provider-compute-north-files-for-bankruptcy-protection/

MINING DEVELOPMENTS

@RedDirtMining releases bitcoin denominated mining calculator:

https://reddirtmining.io/calculator

HOME MINER HALL OF FAME

@MacLife21mil with the quiet in-home enclosure:

https://twitter.com/MacLife21mil/status/1570451899245301762/

PRIVACY IMPLICATIONS

Argentina’s tax authority raids Bitcoin miners:

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/09/12/argentinas-tax-authority-conducts-first-ever-raids-on-secret-crypto-miners/

https://servicioscf.afip.gob.ar/publico/sitio/contenido/novedad/ver.aspx?id=1574

GUEST SEGMENT

@btctwatterpants, @bitcoinbassload, @JonPDiGiacomo, & @mrcdbrown3 discuss energy markets and how home miners can mitigate energy pricing risk.

The Hash Cast, episode 373

SHOW NOTES

SPONSORED BY: Upstream Data, turning methane into bitcoin, they are your one-stop-shop for Bitcoin mines of any scale. Navigate over to shop.upstreamdata.ca and check out their online store.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT: Jump in the Telegram channel, Home Mining Wizards if you want to start making connections with and learning from Bitcoin miners with hands on experience and practical advice.

STATE OF THE NETWORK

DIFFICULTY: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator

HASHRATE: https://mempool.space/graphs/mining/hashrate-difficulty

ASIC PRICES: https://data.hashrateindex.com/rig-index-data

MINING INSIGHTS: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

INDISTRY NEWS

White House publishes statements on Bitcoin Mining:

https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin/status/1567922313345253376?s=20&t=C_q_VJSPdMKA4JXB-AtQPw

Upstream Data advocating on behalf of Renegade Oil & Gas of Colorado:

https://twitter.com/denverbitcoin/status/1569723143161257988

https://thecrypto100.com/mining/adams-county-sues-to-shut-down-crypto-mining-at-natural-gas-well/

DEVELOPMENTS

Poolin, the fourth largest Bitcoin mining pool with 10% of the overall network hashrate suspends withdrawals:

https://twitter.com/DylanLeClair_/status/1566839081711144965?s=20&t=J1fuoU5e0PZepY5vcEub0Q

Official Statement:

https://help.poolin.me/hc/en-us/articles/10207618877977-Announcement-on-settlement-adjustment-and-ZERO-fee-promo

LinCoin turns 1 year old:

https://twitter.com/LincoinPool/status/1567591130677784576?s=20&t=C_q_VJSPdMKA4JXB-AtQPw

HOME MINER HALL OF FAME

@blockpile_nick with the ducted Antminers:

https://twitter.com/blockpile_nick/status/1565824809472245762?s=20&t=J1fuoU5e0PZepY5vcEub0Q

@A2JUN_AJPU-bits turns used cooking oil into bitcoin:

https://twitter.com/mrcdbrown3/status/1568373796410630145?s=20&t=C_q_VJSPdMKA4JXB-AtQPw

PRIVACY IMPLICATIONS

Check out the Crypto Vigilante Summit coming up on September 23 to learn about owning your own coins, running your own node, and mining your own bitcoin. I’ve got a 90-minute presentation that I’ve prepareD.

https://events.cryptovigilante.io/hardware-basics/registration?vid=efHccXcLkJxJmvtd2UgzCU1awLx

GUEST SEGMENT

Distributed Hash with @BikesandBitcoin & @Arceris

WEBSITE: https://distributedha.sh/

INTRODUCTORY NOTES: https://distributedha.sh/1_distributed_hash-proposal_2022.pdf

INTRODUCTORY NOTES 2: https://distributedha.sh/distributed_hash_consultation_proposal.pdf

RESEARCH ARTICLE 1: https://distributedha.sh/distributed_hash_research-beyond_the_kWh.pdf

RESEARCH ARTICLE 2: https://distributedha.sh/distributed_hash_research-2_Mind_your_PSU.pdf

The Hash Cast episode 372 Show Notes

STATE OF THE NETWORK

Difficulty:

https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator

Hashrate:

https://mempool.space/graphs/mining/hashrate-difficulty

ASIC Prices:

https://data.hashrateindex.com/rig-index-data

Insights:

https://insights.braiins.com/en/

NEWS

Energy Web, a parasitic fund group working with BlackRock, has figured out a way to insert themselves between Bitcoin miners and the money spigot by proclaiming the authority to publish “sustainability scores” for Bitcoin miners.

https://blockworks.co/transparency-coming-to-bitcoin-mining/

Inconvenient Facts Presentation by Greg Wrightstone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yanR1t-D6Y

DEVELOPMENTS

US Congress members send letters to four large Bitcoin mining companies requesting information about energy consumption and e-waste:

CoreScientific: https://energycommerce.house.gov/sites/democrats.energycommerce.house.gov/files/documents/CoreScientific Letter re Cryptomining OI.pdf

Marathon: https://energycommerce.house.gov/sites/democrats.energycommerce.house.gov/files/documents/Marathon Letter re Cryptomining OI.pdf

Riot: https://energycommerce.house.gov/sites/democrats.energycommerce.house.gov/files/documents/RiotBlockchain Letter re Cryptomining OI.pdf

Stronghold: https://energycommerce.house.gov/sites/democrats.energycommerce.house.gov/files/documents/Stronghold Letter re Cryptomining OI.pdf

Shitcoin mining takes turn for the literal:

https://twitter.com/BrianRoemmele/status/1560049078334922752?s=20&t=noXMNyJnR-bmeVW6vKe_xg

WHITEPAPER... OR SHOULD I SAY BROWNPAPER? https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/1/35/htm

Germany ignites second moth-balled coal-fired power plant:

https://www.dw.com/en/germany-reactivates-coal-fired-power-plant-to-save-gas/a-62893497

HOME MINER HALL OF FAME

@NakamotoHeating working up an ASIC heater:

https://twitter.com/NakamotoHeating/status/1563204334720290818?s=20&t=EvrGRmqGCsVUbUhDZXaQZw

@NickJacbs with the summer heat fix:

https://twitter.com/NickJacbs/status/1564260948709445632?s=20&t=qqFQ5uIvSNmboNahI1QboA

PRIVACY

O.MG cable, a lot more than a charging cable:

https://www.theverge.com/23321517/omg-elite-cable-hacker-tool-review-defcon

GUEST SEGMENT

Joined by @BitconHobbes, in this discussion we walk through his air-gapped Coldcard hardware wallet, his Graphene de-googled mobile phone, his pfSense firewall, his RoninDojo Tanto full node, Samourai Wallet, Sentinel Watch-Only App, his Purism laptop and Yubikey, as well as the Upstream Data BlackBox he installed in his backyard to mine Bitcoin privately.

https://twitter.com/BitcoinHobbes/status/1553424845110657027?s=20&t=BpTTn6fEeE2nkcH0-YTWpw

The Hash Cast Episode 371 Show Notes

STATE OF THE NETWORK

Difficulty:

https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator

Hashrate:

https://mempool.space/graphs/mining/hashrate-difficulty

ASIC Prices:

https://data.hashrateindex.com/rig-index-data

Insights:

https://insights.braiins.com/en/

NEWS

From NoBullShitBitcoin, US government prohibits export of 3nm chip technology:

https://archive.ph/x7ayT

https://archive.ph/ABRKL

In other news, from Bitcoin Magazine, Bitmain to start financing mining operations:

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitmain-antpool-antalpha-offer-bitcoin-mining-industry-lifeline

DEVELOPMENTS

This was an interesting find: Church converted to mining facility up for sale in Austin, TX.

https://austin.craigslist.org/ele/d/rogers-crypto-mining-operation/7507382596.html

(https://archive.ph/0hWRU)

HOME MINER HALL OF FAME:

@jchotz on Twitter with the mining site development:

https://twitter.com/jchotz/status/1542704831554519040?s=20&t=kDt-E-DU0qeARrp0QJLv9A

@bitcoindario with the enclosure/crypto-cloaks-pants-combo:

https://twitter.com/bitcoindario/status/1558627542671978496?s=20&t=kDt-E-DU0qeARrp0QJLv9A

PRIVACY IMPLICATIONS

The Ethereum Privacy Tool Tornado Cash and corresponding addresses were added to the US sanctions list.

https://archive.ph/jVGAd

Tornado Cash developer was arrested following the sanctions.

https://www.fiod.nl/arrest-of-suspected-developer-of-tornado-cash/

GUEST APPEARANCE

@ErinEmalone & @SatStackSage with the Hot Tub Mine Machine:

https://erinmalone.substack.com/p/hot-tub-mine-machine-heating-a-hot

The Hash Cast episode 370 Show Notes

STATE OF THE NETWORK

Difficulty:

https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator

Hashrate:

https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/hashrate-btc-ema14.html#3y

https://mempool.space/graphs/mining/hashrate-difficulty

ASIC Prices:

https://data.hashrateindex.com/rig-index-data

Mining Insights:

https://insights.braiins.com/en/

NEWS

Foundry Makes BTC donation for Stratum v2 development:

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/foundry-makes-btc-donation-to-open-source-stratum-v2-protocol-developer-to-improve-bitcoins-proof-of-work-mining-layer-301598747.html

Braiins drops support for Zcash mining:

https://slushpool.com/en/news/discontinuing-zec-mining

DEVELOPMENTS

Mining Disrupt

https://blog.upstreamdata.ca/bitcoin-mining-disrupt-conference/

HOME MINER HALL OF FAME

@BitcoinHobbes with the BlackBox, mesh WiFi, RoninDojo, Purism LapTop, ColdCard, & GrapheneOS

https://twitter.com/BitcoinHobbes/status/1553424845110657027?s=20&t=BpTTn6fEeE2nkcH0-YTWpw

@tchampag with the home immersion build:

https://twitter.com/tchampag/status/1551786341968535553?s=20&t=BpTTn6fEeE2nkcH0-YTWpw

@CSC07 with the hidden ASIC heater:

https://twitter.com/CSC07crypto/status/1554180698931691522?s=20&t=BpTTn6fEeE2nkcH0-YTWpw

@NakamotoHeating with the quiet S9 space heater:

https://twitter.com/NakamotoHeating/status/1550916983646027779?s=20&t=3miZkhZh6z4IyjCuo8m2ow

PRIVACY IMPLICATIONS

@SamouraiWallet introduces new StonewallX2 on demand feature:

https://twitter.com/SamouraiWallet/status/1553476739665362944?s=20&t=BpTTn6fEeE2nkcH0-YTWpw