The Hash Cast

The Hash Cast #369 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

Insights:

https://insights.braiins.com/en/cost-to-mine/

NEWS

1GW of power capacity provided by Bitcoin miners in TX:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-11/bitcoin-miners-shut-off-rigs-as-texas-power-grid-nears-brink

Adams County, CO sues oil & gas operator over Bitcoin mining:

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

DEVELOPMENTS

11,000 ASICs sold by Celsius mining sibsidiary weeks before filing banruptcy:

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/07/14/bitcoin-mining-rig-prices-slump-to-near-2-year-lows-amid-celsius-bankruptcy/

https://twitter.com/kadhim/status/1547071498741075969?s=20&t=9EY_LGGfOyz5P_7mdvBzUQ

Blockware Solutions releases new model:

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5de588aa3e9c044c1ad8cb59/t/62d19d3d73376e270695eaac/1657904449200/Bitcoin+Energy+Gravity.pdf

@Schnitzel with the immersion prep thread:

https://twitter.com/Schnitzel/status/1545873114038419457?s=20&t=5zeNDgqrCYFgEIdBxhyuRA

@ErinEMalone with the hot tub experiment:

https://twitter.com/ErinEMalone/status/1545918648937848832?s=20&t=r6fPxTX1pLeYGqDqDE4Hew

PRIVACY IMPLICATIONS

Data breach at ShiftCrypto, manufacturer of the BitBox hardware wallet:

https://shiftcrypto.ch/blog/data-breach-of-marketing-platform-activecampaign/

Episode 368 Show Notes

STATE OF THE NETWORK

Difficulty:

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

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

Hashrate:

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

ASIC Prices:

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

Insights:

https://insights.braiins.com/en/cost-to-mine/

NEWS

Compass Mining CEO & CFO resign:

https://compassmining.io/education/compass-mining-announces-ceo-resignation-and-naming-of-interim-leadership/

The Pentagon, ladies & gentlemen:

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/pentagon-finds-concerning-vulnerabilities-on-blockchain/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=technologyadvice-social&utm_content=article&utm_campaign=socialflow

Supreme Court rules the EPA has no authority of the source of power generation:

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-1530_n758.pdf

DEVELOPMENTS

RMMI Coal Mining Conference:

https://media.econoalchemist.com/w/94sbecBHSL4kUJnPCxe5bj

MicroBT gets first access to 3nm chips from Samsung:

https://archive.ph/ABRKL

HOME MINER HALL OF FAME:

@Diverter_NoKYC posted Mining For The Streets 2 years ago!:

https://twitter.com/Diverter_NoKYC/status/1543105859819294721?s=20&t=LgZGbuSWaeVWPLRuUWSVQQ

@mikehamilton with the heated pool:

https://twitter.com/mikehamilton/status/1543690035882491904?s=20&t=LgZGbuSWaeVWPLRuUWSVQQ

@_SpaceWarehouse tests the BlackBox:

https://twitter.com/_SpaceWarehouse/status/1543041658035617792?s=20&t=8W6-Z62XEdSS4ZdKK_kbZg

YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1XlvksRn0w

PRIVACY IMPLICATIONS

EU moving forward with Travel Rule:

https://twitter.com/ernesturtasun/status/1542217821958115332?s=20&t=6vP0ki3wR88Fw0XZPtsj3g

CoinBase selling geo-tracking data to ICE:

https://twitter.com/J9Roem/status/1542285255163404289?s=20&t=6vP0ki3wR88Fw0XZPtsj3g

https://theintercept.com/2022/06/29/crypto-coinbase-tracer-ice/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=theintercept&utm_medium=social

Episode 367 Show Notes:

STATE OF THE NETWORK

Difficulty:

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

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

Hashrate:

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

ASIC Prices:

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

Insights:

https://insights.braiins.com/en/cost-to-mine/

NEWS

Chelan County, Washington implements 29% rate hike for Bitcoin miners:

https://decrypt.co/102420/bitcoin-miners-will-see-29-rate-hike-hydroelectric-power-washington

https://www.chelanpud.org/my-pud-services/rates-and-policies

Energy market in Austrailia turned off?

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/1000s-sydney-homes-plunged-darkness-aussie-price-cap-policy-sparks-energy-shortage

https://twitter.com/FirstSquawk/status/1537595285563592704?s=20&t=sCJ2HmqU3QrcIkp5ESJGeQ

DEVELOPMENTS

New York State passes moratorium to ban use of fossile fuels for PoW energy consumption:

https://archive.ph/6oOHQ

HOME MINER HALL OF FAME

@techengineer21 with the efficient home mine:

https://twitter.com/techengineer21/status/1534623552145457152?s=20&t=-HdsjJyRHlNCCgEtf4oTCQ

@techengineer21 with the smoke-activated automatic kill switch:

https://twitter.com/techengineer21/status/1538269060978290688?s=20&t=5InkEMgsAdMRfAAytZmRQw

@BitDaya with the heated home journey:

https://twitter.com/BitDaya/status/1539193218386038785?s=20&t=d6J0NxY62f1XbyHnnFFoUA

PRIVACY IMPLICATIONS

Self custody is under attack:

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0814

FATF:

https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/1539459850295558147?s=20&t=oTREx5ijyns6r5b97SgLHQ

Episode 366 Show Notes

STATE OF THE NETWORK

Difficulty:

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

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

Hashrate:

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

ASIC Prices:

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

Insights:

https://insights.braiins.com/en/cost-to-mine/

NEWS

Denver based, Crusoe opens shop in the Middle East:

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/middle-eastern-oil-companies-to-use-excess-gas-for-mining-bitcoin

Biden Administration seeks to form PoW policy:

https://archive.ph/BSeVq

DEVELOPMENTS

Oil companies continue to bet on Bitcoin:

https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/these-public-oil-companies-are-joining-forces-bitcoin-miners-reshape-industry

Jason Williams, @GoingParabolic, floats plans to mine bitcoin in cruise ship using twin nuclear reactors.

https://twitter.com/GoingParabolic/status/1532026914222784512?s=20&t=-GSJedtyMaAFj8PJc3yEkQ

Bitrawr adds reachable nodes interactive globe page:

https://www.bitrawr.com/bitcoin-node-map

HOME MINER HALL OF FAME

@thenetworkage with the immersed S19j Pro:

https://twitter.com/thenetworkage/status/1531571039565914113?s=20&t=xeIg5V5LH4oFHrlttO7eWg

@PMonkeyBTC refining his immersion setup:

https://twitter.com/PMonkeyBTC/status/1532165885414100994?s=20&t=-GSJedtyMaAFj8PJc3yEkQ

@BitcoinBrabant with the Bitcoinbazooka:

https://twitter.com/BitcoinBrabant/status/1533078001935601664?s=20&t=9as0hgdP_Qjmcd2gEz2IoA

PRIVACY

LinCoin implements PayNym Mining Reward Payouts:

https://twitter.com/LincoinPool/status/1529853127003779072?s=20&t=ALB9bXhnEJzuKPJ9ijlGxA

The Hash Cast, episode 365 show notes

STATE OF THE NETWORK

Difficulty:

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

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

Hashrate:

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

ASIC Prices:

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

Insights:

https://insights.braiins.com/en/cost-to-mine/

https://braiins.com/blog/bear-market-mining-tips-expectations

NEWS

Ocean Mining:

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-unlocks-ocean-energy

TPLC & JAI team up to mine bitcoin:

https://www.texaspacific.com/investors/news-events/press-releases/detail/131/texas-pacific-land-corporation-mawson-infrastructure-group

Bitcoin miner keeps coal plant open:

https://www.wishtv.com/news/inside-indiana-business/startup-to-establish-crypto-mining-facility-in-sullivan-county/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVxYRRjOIUi-AV9LeBxvgIQ/videos

DEVELOPMENTS

@SChnitzel with BraiinsOS & Home Assistant:

https://twitter.com/Schnitzel/status/1525598105026142217?s=20&t=myCxTq_Ofq_q3gT8cvYD_Q

https://twitter.com/Schnitzel/status/1516974001867956224?s=20&t=noGi81JkG8RAJrWRJ2tb-Q

https://www.home-assistant.io/examples/

HOME MINER HALL OF FAME

@thinkmassive with the U-Turn enclosure:

https://twitter.com/thinkmassive/status/1520911662877921281?s=20&t=6PZtlSKId2byEiJ_HXxA6w

@MDSats with the hot box:

https://twitter.com/MDSats/status/1525245342580629509?s=20&t=nLC0fkDdaO3cV2SbtuGUzw

@PMonkeyBTC with the IKEA immersion handle:

https://twitter.com/PMonkeyBTC/status/1525303159928696833?s=20&t=ZJA6sLSyvvw2AyrW_-kBdw

PRIVACY

Silent Payments:

https://gist.github.com/w0xlt/72390ded95dd797594f80baba5d2e6ee

https://twitter.com/rot13maxi/status/1529113967364382721

Episode 363 Show Notes

STATE OF THE NETWORK

Difficulty:

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

https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/difficulty-chart

https://insights.braiins.com/en/cost-to-mine/

Hashrate:

https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/hashrate-chart

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

ASIC Prices:

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

NEWS

US Treasury Department Sanctions Russian mining company BitRiver:

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0731

Compass Mining hosted miners with BitRiver:

https://twitter.com/BitcoinQ_A/status/1517175472198672385?s=20&t=0I7X51zb6XlbISvMeJ4WbA

DEVELOPMENTS

mempool.space incorporates mining dashboard:

https://mempool.space/mining

CKpool Solo Miner:

https://twitter.com/ckpooldev/status/1519169796637483008

Braiins with the Farm Proxy:

https://twitter.com/braiins_systems/status/1519016082920689665

https://braiins.com/blog/why-miners-need-farm-proxies

HOME MINER HALL OF FAME

@Transmigration with the engineered drawing:

https://twitter.com/Transmigration/status/1509908731638829064?s=20&t=3n66num5Nb-2uM2eAdJckQ

Upstream DIY Version: https://github.com/econoalchemist/UpstreamData-DIY-BlackBox/blob/main/04_Assembly-Frame.md

@missaghi with the ASIC clothes dryer:

https://twitter.com/missaghi/status/1515371115664846848?s=20&t=C6W638_lprZR3iAeLAVSDg

@BoilerRoom with the exhaust muffler:

https://twitter.com/BoilerBitRoom/status/1518300742028828674?s=20&t=0I7X51zb6XlbISvMeJ4WbA

VivoSun Mufflers: https://vivosun.com/collections/noise-reducer

TerraBloom Muffler/fan Combo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnDNAn12o1E

@renik_Kalachian with the camo BlackBox:

https://twitter.com/renik_kalachian/status/1519086782557663232

BTCsessions Bullish Bits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec53MfMCqQg

PRIVACY IMPLICATIONS

https://blog.upstreamdata.ca/coldcard-blackbox/

Episode 361 Show Notes:

STATE OF THE NETWORK

Difficulty:

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

https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/difficulty-chart

https://insights.braiins.com/en/cost-to-mine/

Hashrate:

https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/hashrate-chart

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

ASIC Prices:

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

NEWS

Ripple launches attack on Bitcoin:

https://twitter.com/chrislarsensf/status/1508657053442580480?s=20&t=EZRN5iAOd6oEo9rW1eZZ_Q

Developments:

Braiins visits Paraguay

https://braiins.com/blog/bitcoin-mining-paraguay-braiins

@zackvoell, home miners are here to stay:

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/how-retail-miners-are-changing-bitcoin

Pool Test from @hoodmining:

https://twitter.com/hoodmining/status/1507031733685919771?s=20&t=r3djBYLWruj4Xu39X3NLQA

HOME MINER HALL OF FAME

@techengineer21 with the S9s in an immersion tank.

https://twitter.com/techengineer21/status/1504307768135540739?s=20&t=46xQEOD0y9xkuwMg7J23Sw

@weareallsatochi with the metal BlackBox:

https://twitter.com/weareallsatochi/status/1507154994893664267?s=20&t=3VAZ9aeRaRATw8LfcLTweA

@molematrix with the $40 BudgetBox:

https://twitter.com/molematrix/status/1508640956366536711?s=20&t=oYFoIUSFcX2PFtcxna9fAA

PRIVACY IMPLICATIONS

HubSpot data breach effects 30 cryptocurrency companies:

https://www.hubspot.com/en-us/march-2022-security-incident

Hackers obtaining government email accounts and sending fake "emergency data requests":

https://twitter.com/briankrebs/status/1508810749455519754?s=20&t=EZRN5iAOd6oEo9rW1eZZ_Q

https://optoutpod.com/

Episode 360 show notes:

STATE OF THE NETWORK

Difficulty:

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

https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/difficulty-chart

https://minerdaily.com/2022/btc-hash-rate-gains-in-2022/

https://insights.braiins.com/en/cost-to-mine/

Hashrate:

https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/hashrate-chart

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

ASIC Prices:

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

NEWS

Miner Daily miner price outlook and ROI metrics.

https://minerdaily.com/2022/are-bitcoin-miner-prices-dropping/

Kazakhstan confiscates $200 million worth of miners:

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/137902/kazakhstan-has-confiscated-nearly-200-million-in-mining-equipment-from-unregistered-miners

Hive lands deal with Intel for ASIC chips:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hive-blockchain-announces-landmark-deal-060000237.html?guccounter=1

DEVELOPMENTS

Mega miner vulnerability thread:

https://twitter.com/sovrynmindset/status/1501199823659315204?s=20&t=yEE0QXgOHKD2kZpy_o7I0g

EU reignites push to ban PoW mining:

https://twitter.com/paddi_hansen/status/1502546546914729984?s=20&t=gO77liVKnDlp8QKZpIO9Hg

The Bitcoin Policy Institute?

https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1502911230943522820?s=20&t=GayHbrOEudBDG6LSkVlldQ

https://www.btcpolicy.org/

https://global-uploads.webflow.com/61d2416d1d63f07ecbfd010c/6227990b73b93e046dc55e2e_Bitcoin and U.S. National Security.pdf

HOME MINER HALL OF FAME

@DaddyBTC_pleb reduces natgas usage by 88%:

https://twitter.com/DaddyBTC_pleb/status/1499576237727043586?s=20&t=yEE0QXgOHKD2kZpy_o7I0g

@Schnitzel with the KOA mining:

https://twitter.com/Schnitzel/status/1500255827734642688?s=20&t=yEE0QXgOHKD2kZpy_o7I0g

@DasFiesel with the 3d printed S9 handle:

https://twitter.com/DasFiesel/status/1502108874672848904?s=20&t=cPIReKXcOJLHUqpF16dTgg

@BTCSpeedBoat with the Price indicator LEDs:

https://twitter.com/BTCSpeedBoat/status/1502302096313434116?s=20&t=gCoikdBw2MK1DBtJz57zAg

PRIVACY IMPLICATIONS

Brett Harrison of FTX explains their process:

https://twitter.com/ODELL/status/1500667083365007363?s=20&t=qqFYmjdkcTDmYNn_b5rINw

Wasabi's CoinJoin coordinator starts censoring UTXOs:

https://twitter.com/SamouraiWallet/status/1504489920827645959?s=20&t=46xQEOD0y9xkuwMg7J23Sw

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/wasabi-wallet-explains-new-bitcoin-censorship

https://twitter.com/SamouraiWallet/status/1504448487332667397?s=20&t=46xQEOD0y9xkuwMg7J23Sw

Episode 359 show notes

STATE OF THE NETWORK

Difficulty:

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

https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/difficulty-chart

Mining Calculator:

https://minerdaily.com/2022/btc-hash-rate-gains-in-2022/

https://insights.braiins.com/en/cost-to-mine/

Hashrate:

https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/hashrate-chart

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

ASIC Prices:

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

NEWS

Intel reveals details of their new ASIC chip:---

https://twitter.com/ckpooldev/status/1495566073168818185?s=20&t=h49vUtxlCn-6s__PI9vfXg

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-details-its-bitcoin-mining-bonanza-mine-chips-and-systems

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intels-second-gen-bitcoin-miners-performance-and-pricing-listed

DEVELOPMENTS

@rrybarczyk of Galaxy Digital explains Stratum v2:

https://twitter.com/_amanda_fab/status/1494672269515411456?s=20&t=62vv6EenSLCuipkqSYRuSw

@SGBarbour ramping up BlackBox production:

https://twitter.com/SGBarbour/status/1494331070967279624?s=20&t=62vv6EenSLCuipkqSYRuSw

Braiins Home Mining Starter Guide:

https://braiins.com/blog/how-to-mine-bitcoin-beginners-guide

Bob Burnett article on the risk of large miners:

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/mining-industry-makes-bitcoin-vulnerable

@SGBarbour, An Elephant in the Electrical Grid

https://bullishthoughts.substack.com/p/the-elephants-in-the-grid?utm_source=twitter&s=r

HOME MINER HALL OF FAME

@cuckoomining with

https://twitter.com/cuckoomining/status/1498528308706877440?s=20&t=SHxo-eS7niJcXzfWSWGT8g

@Bitcoin__Dragon with an S19 (S17?) in imersion tank with after market fans:

https://twitter.com/Bitcoin__Dragon/status/1496677617679757312?s=20&t=MmBB6jlWEWpM8zE_n9_EnA

@TheCoinDad with an Antminer C1 restoration:

https://twitter.com/TheCoinDad/status/1495258056682311680?s=20&t=MmBB6jlWEWpM8zE_n9_EnA

Braiins with the beanie giveaway:

https://twitter.com/braiins_systems/status/1499043886127366147?s=20&t=MmBB6jlWEWpM8zE_n9_EnA

@BikesandBitcoin with the reversable home heater:

https://twitter.com/BikesandBitcoin/status/1499124949885280257?s=20&t=FVEzn2IowZDjEGvxcugbtw

PRIVACY IMPLICATIONS

Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister calls for freeze on all Russian crypto accounts:

https://twitter.com/FedorovMykhailo/status/1497922588491792386?s=20&t=MmBB6jlWEWpM8zE_n9_EnA

Sparrow Wallet implements BIP47:

https://twitter.com/SparrowWallet/status/1499374422804910082?s=20&t=JsMETUSjo3vgvGby7P_QMQ

Episode 358 show notes

STATE OF THE NETWORK

Difficulty:

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

https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/difficulty-chart

https://minerdaily.com/2022/btc-hash-rate-gains-in-2022/

https://insights.braiins.com/en/cost-to-mine/

Hashrate:

https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/hashrate-chart

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

ASIC Prices:

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

NEWS

Intel announces BLOCK (formerly Square) will be among first ASIC customers:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/opinion/thoughts-blockchain-custom-compute-group.html

Conoco Phillips selling extra gas to Bitcoin miners:

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/15/conocophillips-is-selling-extra-gas-to-bitcoin-miners-in-north-dakota.html

DEVELOPMENTS

Numiner scam:

https://twitter.com/hashrateindex/status/1489381117308248064?s=20&t=NTyEHGRkMEoRqOxLtEUerg

Galaxy Digital Hashprice calculator:

https://twitter.com/bitcoinbeezy/status/1492154228499910658?s=20&t=aN3fHKfhxZVX6pV5Urx7VQ

https://twitter.com/bitcoinbeezy/status/1492157379290542083?s=20&t=aN3fHKfhxZVX6pV5Urx7VQ

IRS signals miners will not be considered brokers:

https://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/treasury-signals-crypto-miners-won-t-face-irs-reporting-rules

Mining pool thread:

https://twitter.com/HodlTarantula/status/1492174756589748229?s=20&t=fIM9qLHG4f1XkdooSotuUA

HOME MINER HALL OF FAME

@BitcoinBrabant with the green house miner:

https://twitter.com/BitcoinBrabant/status/1491422166856134663?s=20&t=fyw_Usg0D8Os7OP6bZ9kuw

@ResetEconomic with 1-1/2 Ph:

https://twitter.com/ResetEconomic/status/1490503860544282629?s=20&t=NP1ecXZVjIRN4TQWGtvQ2w

PRIVACY IMPLICATIONS

$3.6B in Bitcoin seized in arrest related to 2016 Bitfinex hack.

https://twitter.com/Diverter_NoKYC/status/1491097381282410496?s=20&t=NTyEHGRkMEoRqOxLtEUerg

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/02/08/bitfinex-hack-bitcoin-arrests/

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bitfinex-hacked-hongkong-idUSKCN10E0KP

https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1470186/download

Freedom Convoy Bitcoin blacklisted by RCMP:

https://twitter.com/nobsbitcoin/status/1493978391099457536?s=20&t=fIM9qLHG4f1XkdooSotuUA

https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3nw4j/freedom-convoy-truckers-struggle-to-cash-out-bitcoin-worth-dollar1-million