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As society evolves, so do its values and principles, but is that desirable for technology that seeks to build the most reliable, trustless and censorship resistant global settlement layer? Ever since the rise in popularity of Solana with its inflow of retail capital in a memecoin gold rush, Ethereum became even more criticized for sticking true to its core values despite the completely divergent demands of market participants. Moreover, the rollup centric scaling roadmap seemed to further silo attention and cause liquidity fragmentation, driving away value from Ethereum mainnet. As institutional demand is expected to grow with the introduction of staking ETFs, a new executive leadership took charge of Ethereum foundation to help steer the protocol's narrative at the intersection between community demands and Ethereum's ethos.Topics covered in this episode:Hsiao-Wei's & Tomasz' backgroundsHow they became co-executive directors of Ethereum FoundationEthereum Foundation's role moving forwardDecision making in Ethereum FoundationShaping Ethereum's narrativeThe layer 2 landscapeScaling Ethereum as the global settlement layerShardingRollup scalability & their trade-offsWhat values drive adoptionL2 interoperabilityFuture goalsEpisode links:Hsiao-Wei Wang on XTomasz Stanczak on XEthereum Foundation on XEthereum on XSponsors:Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at - gnosis.ioChorus One: one of the largest node operators worldwide, trusted by 175,000+ accounts across more than 60 networks, Chorus One combines institutional-grade security with the highest yields at - chorus.oneThis episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst.

Valentin Rousseau joins the pod to discuss his new report that forecasts Bitcoin's hashrate for 2025 through 2027.You're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 12,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.comWant to mine Bitcoin? Check out the Blockspace Media store today!Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Valentin Rousseau (a.k.a as Muad Dib on X), a bitcoin mining researcher who's worked with Hash Labs and the University of Cambridge, joins us to discuss his Blockspace report on hashrate forecasting for 2025, 2026, and 2027. Valentin breaks down his methodology for predicting Bitcoin's hashrate trajectory, analyzes hashrate deployment schedules for public miners, unpacks how tariffs could slow U.S. hashrate growth – and thus the Bitcoin network's growth as well, and answers the question: will we still see 1 zetahash in 2025? # Notes:- Projected ~1000 EH/s by end of 2025- Forecast: 1700 EH/s by end of 2027- Public miners = 37% of global hashrate- US tariffs reduced 2025 forecast by 60 EH/s- Private miners leading international expansion- ASIC prices flattened since 2022 crashTimestamps:00:00 Start02:27 2025 Mining Outlook06:28 Public miner success rate08:30 2026 & 2027 Outlook11:27 Hashrate prediction 202713:59 Accounting for tariffs16:14 US domestic vs International17:10 Private vs public hashrate20:06 Machine purchases24:34 Greenfield vs Brownfield sites29:34 Map of US hashrate31:54 Hashrate averages35:57 Wrap up49:29 Vibe shift

FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HERE Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Valentin Rousseau (a.k.a as Muad Dib on X), a bitcoin mining researcher who's worked with Hash Labs and the University of Cambridge, joins us to discuss his Blockspace report on hashrate forecasting for 2025, 2026, and 2027. Valentin breaks down his methodology for predicting Bitcoin's hashrate trajectory, analyzes hashrate deployment schedules for public miners, unpacks how tariffs could slow U.S. hashrate growth – and thus the Bitcoin network's growth as well, and answers the question: will we still see 1 zetahash in 2025?  You're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 12,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com # Notes: - Projected ~1000 EH/s by end of 2025 - Forecast: 1700 EH/s by end of 2027 - Public miners = 37% of global hashrate - US tariffs reduced 2025 forecast by 60 EH/s - Private miners leading international expansion - ASIC prices flattened since 2022 crash Timestamps: 00:00 Start 02:27 2025 Mining Outlook 06:28 Public miner success rate 08:30 2026 & 2027 Outlook 11:27 Hashrate prediction 2027 13:59 Accounting for tariffs 16:14 US domestic vs International 17:10 Private vs public hashrate 20:06 Machine purchases 24:34 Greenfield vs Brownfield sites 29:34 Map of US hashrate 31:54 Hashrate averages 35:57 Wrap up 49:29 Vibe shift

This is a cross-post of our latest Writer's Room for Bitcoin Season 2, a weekly back-and-forth between Blockspace's Charlie Spears and Colin Harper on hot news items and Bitcoin esoterica. You can find prior episodes on the Bitcoin Season 2 YouTube. You're listening to Bitcoin Season 2. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 12,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com How do previous Bitcoin crashes compare to this week's Tariff Troubles? Colin and Charlie analyze Bitcoin's recent 30% drop from $109K to $76K in context of previous market crashes. We compare the COVID crash of 2020, the Terra/Luna collapse of 2022, and the FTX insolvency in November that same year. We cover how market sentiment in each crash despite similar percentage drops, explore how exogenous and endogenous factors affected declines and recoveries – plus, why the current drawdown, mired in macro turmoil, most resembles the March 2020 COVID crash. Follow our guests: @cbspears @asilayhodling @btcszn2 Notes: - Bitcoin down 30% from $109K to $76K - Markets recovered 9.5% in one day - Terra/Luna crash: 35% drop in one week - FTX collapse: only 30% drop but worst sentiment - US fiscal deficit at $36.7 trillion debt - BitMEX "outage" may have saved 2020 crash Timestamps: 00:00 Start 00:46 Bitcoin crashes, “don't buy it” 06:25 Macro lookback 14:00 Covid crash (march 2020) 23:18 Terra Luna crash (may 2022) 32:16 FTX Crash 38:43 Stay humble, stack sats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ethereum steckt im Innovator's Dilemma. Die Blockchain ist langsam, Blockspace begrenzt – und um zu skalieren, braucht es Rollups. Doch je mehr Aktivität diese vom Mainnet absaugen, desto mehr Gebühren gehen Ethereum flöten. Kein Wunder also, dass Ethereum die eigene Cashcow nur mit angezogener Handbremse auf die Schlachtbank zu führen scheint. Zum Glück gibt's Menschen wie Hilmar Orth. Wer die erste Founder Series gehört hat, weiß: Gelato baut seit Jahren am AWS fürs Web3. Jetzt gehen sie noch einen Schritt weiter – mit Blockchain-as-a-Service. Entwickler bekommen ein fertiges Baukastensystem für eigene Rollups, optimiert für Skalierung, bessere UX und maximale Value Capture. Warum das die Zukunft von Web3 sein könnte? Das erklärt Hilmar im Gespräch mit Julius Nagel und Florian Adomeit. Außerdem geht's um die nächste große Welle im Krypto-Space: Warum erfolgreiche Apps irgendwann eigene Chains starten, wieso Gelato ein weiteres Sidehustle namens Abundance braucht – und ob Hilmar mit der Bewertung seines Tokens wirklich zufrieden ist.

The CBP is seizing ASIC miners at the border, and Chinese tech giant Tencent adds to its bitcoin mining exposure.You're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 8,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.comWelcome back to The Mining Pod! For this week's news roundup, Colin and Matt talk about the big story Blockspace broke this week: the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency is seizing Antminer ASICs at ports of entry, and it's also started to detain MicroBT and Canaan units. Plus, the $500 billion Chinese tech giant Tencent ups its stake in newly-christened public bitcoin miner Cango to 15.6%. They also touch on Bit Digital's WhiteFiber AI rebrand, and why Riot's newest board member signals that it's getting increasingly serious about an AI pivot. The duo also welcomes Luxor Director of Energy Trading Haley Thomson to discuss what the AI boom means for Texas power prices. And for this week's cry corner: bitcoin obituaries are dead – all hail number go up.Notes:• BitaxeOpen Source Project• 256 Foundation Mission• Breaking Mining Monopolies• Standardized Hash Boards• DIY Mining Innovation• Hardware DemocratizationTimestamps00:00 Start01:59 Telehash & hitting block05:26 Intros12:51 256 Foundation mandate?16:02 BitAxe users18:53 AmberOne project22:08 Designer BitAxe culture27:24 Mining centralization

You're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 8,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Welcome back to The Mining Pod! For this week's news roundup, Colin and Matt talk about the big story Blockspace broke this week: the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency is seizing Antminer ASICs at ports of entry, and it's also started to detain MicroBT and Canaan units. Plus, the $500 billion Chinese tech giant Tencent ups its stake in newly-christened public bitcoin miner Cango to 15.6%. They also touch on Bit Digital's WhiteFiber AI rebrand, and why Riot's newest board member signals that it's getting increasingly serious about an AI pivot. The duo also welcomes Luxor Director of Energy Trading Haley Thomson to discuss what the AI boom means for Texas power prices. And for this week's cry corner: bitcoin obituaries are dead – all hail number go up. Timestamps 00:00 Start 01:20 Difficulty report 04:33 CBP crackdown on ASICs 12:08 Tencent owns 15% of Cango 18:05 Haley Thomson, Dir of Energy Trading @ Luxor 30:52 Bit Digital rebrands AI/HPC as WhiteFiber 32:24 Riot appoints Jamie Leverton to board among AI/HPC probe 34:27 Cry Corner: Bitcoin obituaries are dead

We chat with Charlie (CBSpears), creator of Blockspace Media and a Bitcoin OG about the current state of the Bitcoin ecosystem. We ask him about how he has perceived the Bitcoin culture's evolution within the space as he has been a participant pre and post Ordinals. Charlie views Bitcoin as not only being in a price discovery phase but also in a narrative discovery phase as Bitcoin is becoming more complex and dynamic than what it originally was. With memes overtaking overall crypto market sentiment and Murad acting as a driving force for this sectors growth, we ask Charlie how he views this sector interplaying with Bitcoin and the ecosystem brewing within it. We discuss the existential miner subsidy crisis not many are openly discussing, which could pose future risks if more awareness and careful diligence isn't directed toward solving the impending issue. With Charlie's background and expert knowledge of the Bitcoin mining industry we propose to him the $NAT token miner subsidy model. He gives his honest interpretation as to whether it is a good idea to help miners discover new verticals of long term sustainability. Overall Charlie views DMT and other metaprotocol experiments as too early to tell whether they will be main contributors to Bitcoin in the long term. Topics: First up, who is Charlie aka (CBSpears), and how did they get into the web3 space? Next, what does Charlie think With memes overtaking overall crypto market sentiment? and Finally, discussing the existential miner subsidy crisis not many are openly discussing Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app! Sign up for a free newsletter: www.theblockrunner.com Follow us on: Youtube: https://bit.ly/TBlkRnnrYouTube Twitter: bit.ly/TBR-Twitter Telegram: bit.ly/TBR-Telegram Discord: bit.ly/TBR-Discord

For this week's mining news, a surprising decision on Crusoe and Upstream Data's patent dispute and more.Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, the gang covers news that Blockspace broke regarding a surprising mixed decision in Crusoe and Upstream Data's patent dispute. Plus, Lancium gets in on the Project Stargate action with a 1.2 GW AI campus, a data recap from Hashrate Index's 2024 Year-in-Review, and TSMC is fabbing ASIC chips for Bitdeer's SEALMINER series in the U.S.A. And finally, for this week's cry corner, scammers hijack Riot Platform's X account to lure folks into the Solana memecoin casino. Timestamps:00:00 Start01:28 Difficulty report05:36 Crusoe & Upstream14:54 Lancium's Project Stargate Deal27:34 Hashrate Index 2024 Year-in-Review45:36 TSMC US fabbed chips for Bitdeer51:34 Cry corner: Riot HackPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

In Episode 106 of Rugpull Radio, GMoney is joined by special guest Bob Burnett, CEO of Barefoot Mining, to discuss the geopolitics of blockspace, the evolution of Bitcoin mining, and the potential of Bitcoin as money for the next millennium. Bob shares insights from his time as CTO of Gateway Inc. and his transition into Bitcoin mining, exploring topics like energy monetization, decentralization, and the philosophical underpinnings of Bitcoin's proof-of-work model. From the parallels between early PC development and blockchain technology to the future of global sovereignty through Bitcoin mining, this episode dives deep into the mechanics and implications of a Bitcoin-driven world.

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, the gang covers news that Blockspace broke regarding a surprising mixed decision in Crusoe and Upstream Data's patent dispute. Plus, Lancium gets in on the Project Stargate action with a 1.2 GW AI campus, a data recap from Hashrate Index's 2024 Year-in-Review, and TSMC is fabbing ASIC chips for Bitdeer's SEALMINER series in the U.S.A. And finally, for this week's cry corner, scammers hijack Riot Platform's X account to lure folks into the Solana memecoin casino.  Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:28 Difficulty report 05:36 Crusoe & Upstream 14:54 Lancium's Project Stargate Deal 27:34 Hashrate Index 2024 Year-in-Review 45:36 TSMC US fabbed chips for Bitdeer 51:34 Cry corner: Riot Hack Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! 

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! For this week's Bitcoin Stock Show, we welcome back Second Gate Advisory Co-founder Brandon Bailey for a refresher on Bitdeer. Bailey first came on the show in September 2024 after penning an op-ed for Blockspace, “The bullish case for Bitdeer.” Since this analysis, Bitdeer is up 240%, and he thinks it has room to grow, largely because of the company's burgeoning ASIC manufacturing line. We touch on the ASIC manufacturing line in depth in this episode, plus some insights into other newcomers to the ASIC manufacturing space.  Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! 

We're dropping a show from Bitcoin Season 2, another podcast on Blockspace! If you enjoy the show, check it out on Spotify, Apple or wherever else you listen to podcasts! For today's Writer's Room, Colin and Charlie celebrate Running Bitcoin Day by picking through the Bitcoin Talk archives for a selection of Hal Finney's most prescient takes. Finney is famous for being the first person (after Satoshi) to run Bitcoin -- a claim to fame that involves receiving the first non-mining related transaction from Bitcoin's creator -- as well as being one of the earliest contributors to Bitcoin Core. Hal was highly active in Bitcoin's salad days and a prolific poster on Bitcoin Talk, where he provided his thoughts on Bitcoin's earliest versions, pontificated over the cryptocurrency's future, and shared ideas with its earliest adopters. Many of Hal's ideas and prognostications were incredibly incisive and clairvoyant -- almost frighteningly so -- hence the title of today's show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We cover the Compute North creditor lawsuit, Phoenix Group's new 50 MW North Dakota site, and Canaan's Nano 3S and Avalon Mining 3 in today's news roundup. Welcome back to The Mining Pod! For today's news roundup, Will, Colin, and Matt are joined by Luxor CEO, Nick Hansen. The gang covers news that Blockspace broke this week pertaining to a creditor lawsuit against former executives of defunct Compute North, the erstwhile bitcoin mining hosting titan that went bankrupt in 2022. Plus, Phoenix Group's 50 MW bitcoin mine in North Dakota, a 2024 bitcoin mining market review from Nick, and Canaan's new home mining heater series with the Nano 3S and Avalon Mini 3. And for this week's cry corner, popular Ethereum browser wallet Metamask is adding support for…Bitcoin? Timestamps:00:00 Start02:19 Difficulty report07:32 Creditors sue Compute North16:30 Phoenix 50MW North Dakota site27:18 Yearly overview31:15 Canaan Nano 3 home heater40:13 Cry corner: Metamask seeks Bitcoin product managerPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! For today's news roundup, Will, Colin, and Matt are joined by Luxor CEO, Nick Hansen. The gang covers news that Blockspace broke this week pertaining to a creditor lawsuit against former executives of defunct Compute North, the erstwhile bitcoin mining hosting titan that went bankrupt in 2022. Plus, Phoenix Group's 50 MW bitcoin mine in North Dakota, a 2024 bitcoin mining market review from Nick, and Canaan's new home mining heater series with the Nano 3S and Avalon Mini 3. And for this week's cry corner, popular Ethereum browser wallet Metamask is adding support for…Bitcoin?  Timestamps: 00:00 Start 02:19 Difficulty report 07:32 Creditors sue Compute North 16:30 Phoenix 50MW North Dakota site 27:18 Yearly overview 31:15 Canaan Nano 3 home heater 40:13 Cry corner: Metamask seeks Bitcoin product manager Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! 

For today's roundup, the guys cover Cango, Halliburton's bitcoin mining investment, an investor lawsuit against Rhodium, and more.Welcome back to The Mining Pod! For today's roundup, the Blockspace boys cover Cango, the largest public bitcoin miner that you've never heard of, and they dig into breaking news of oil and gas giant Halliburton investing in Bitcoin mining. Plus, an investor lawsuit against Rhodium, MARA and Hut 8's bitcoin buys after issuing convertible notes, and in this episode's cry corner, Bitcoin Twitter's favorite squabble this week: the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Timestamps:00:00 Start03:24 Difficulty update07:01 Cangoooooooo16:25 Halliburton mining bitcoin?24:05 Miners & debt instruments31:17 Rhodium sued for fraud37:04 Cry corner: Bitcoin strategic reservePublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! For today's roundup, the Blockspace boys cover Cango, the largest public bitcoin miner that you've never heard of, and they dig into breaking news of oil and gas giant Halliburton investing in Bitcoin mining. Plus, an investor lawsuit against Rhodium, MARA and Hut 8's bitcoin buys after issuing convertible notes, and in this episode's cry corner, Bitcoin Twitter's favorite squabble this week: the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.  Timestamps: 00:00 Start 03:24 Difficulty update 07:01 Cangoooooooo 16:25 Halliburton mining bitcoin? 24:05 Miners & debt instruments 31:17 Rhodium sued for fraud 37:04 Cry corner: Bitcoin strategic reserve Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! 

In this episode, Luis, founder of Gelato and Abundance, presents a compelling argument for sovereign rollups while challenging composability. We explore how traditional L2 bridge designs may be holding back scalability, diving deep into Abundance's achievement of 1 giga gas throughput through a sovereign rollup approach. Luis makes the controversial case that liquidity fragmentation is a "skill issue" rather than a technical problem, and examines why the future of scaling may not require the complex bridge architecture common in today's L2s. We close out by diving into the evolving relationship between rollup frameworks and RaaS providers. Thanks for tuning in! - - Follow Luis: https://x.com/luis_0x Follow Mike: https://x.com/MikeIppolito_ Follow Expansion: https://x.com/ExpansionPod_ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@expansionpod Subscribe on Apple: http://apple.co/4bGKYYM Subscribe on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3Vaubq1 Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ -- Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (02:39) Abundance Overview (08:26) What is Actually a Rollup? (12:17) Benefits of Sovereign Rollup (30:19) Giga Gas Production Ready (33:47) Abundant Blockspace Thesis (41:05) Rollup Framework Business Model (47:29) Benefit of Interop (54:51) RaaS vs Framework (1:02:14) Convergence of Solutions - - Disclaimer Expansion was kickstarted by a grant from the Celestia Foundation. Nothing said on Expansion is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Rex, Jon, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

In this episode of Expansion, Mike is joined by Nick White of Celestia to explore the fundamental challenges of blockchain scaling. They dive deep into Celestia's approach to abundant blockspace, recent protocol upgrades including Shwab and Ginger, and the engineering tradeoffs between modular and monolithic blockchain designs. The conversation covers everything from fee market dynamics across different chains to the recent launch of Astria's decentralized sequencing layer. Thanks for tuning in! - - Follow Nick: https://x.com/nickwh8te Follow Mike: https://x.com/MikeIppolito_ Follow Expansion: https://x.com/ExpansionPod_ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@expansionpod Subscribe on Apple: http://apple.co/4bGKYYM Subscribe on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3Vaubq1 Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ -- Join us at Permissionless III Oct 9-11. Use code: EXPANSION10 for a 10% discount: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-iii -- Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (06:03) The Lazy Blockchain (12:19) Celestia Roadmap (19:57) Incoming Celestia Upgrades (31:28) Optimizing for Blockspace Demand (49:59) Astria Launch - - Disclaimer Expansion was kickstarted by a grant from the Celestia Foundation. Nothing said on Expansion is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Rex, Jon, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

The Last Trade: a weekly, bitcoin native, interactive podcast covering where Bitcoin and traditional finance meet on a macro scale. Hosted by Jackson Mikalic, Jesse Myers (Croesus), Michael Tanguma, and a special weekly guest host. Join us as we dive into what Bitcoin means for how individuals & institutions save, invest, and propagate their purchasing power through time. It's not just another asset - in the digital age, it's the Last Trade that investors will ever need to make. Bob Burnett on X: https://x.com/boomer_btc Barefoot Mining: https://www.barefootmining.com/ Caos Engine: https://caosengine.com/ 00:00-Welcoming back Bob Burnett 03:00-Proof-of-Work based randomness 20:29-A message from Onramp 21:13-Entropy engines & applications 30:39-Understanding hashing & its implications 45:28-Advantages of smaller scale mining 55:46-Onramp Multi-Institution Custody 57:13-The role of financial institutions mining 01:07:01-Blockspace & block templates 01:13:52-Purposes of the block subsidy 01:23:34-Mining centralization challenges 01:31:28-Ocean's approach to block creation 01:39:20-Outro Schedule time with the link below if you would ever like to learn more about Onramp and please sign up for weekly Research and Analysis to get access to the best content in the ecosystem weekly: https://onrampbitcoin.com/contact-us/ https://onrampbitcoin.com/category/onramp-media/

In today's episode Nick White unveils Celestia's ambitious roadmap, challenging the notion that DA is a commodity. He argues for a future of abundant, sovereign blockspace that could render current L1s obsolete. He also dissects Celestia's three-pillar strategy: abundant block space with gigabyte blocks, verifiable block space through light nodes, and frictionless blockspace via innovations like ZK accounts. The conversation explores how Celestia aims to enable truly unstoppable applications, potentially reshaping the blockchain landscape and even resisting nation-state interference. Thanks for tuning in! - - Follow Nick: https://x.com/nickwh8te Follow Rex: https://x.com/LogarithmicRex Follow nosleepjon: https://x.com/nosleepjon Follow Expansion: https://x.com/ExpansionPod_ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@expansionpod Subscribe on Apple: http://apple.co/4bGKYYM Subscribe on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3Vaubq1 Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ -- Join us at Permissionless III Oct 9-11. Use code: EXPANSION10 for a 10% discount: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-iii -- Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (02:39) DA as a Business (20:12) Is DA a Commodity? (32:22) Permissionless III Ad (33:54) Build Whatever (51:56) Credible Neutralality Inheritance (55:31) Celestia Roadmap Pillars (1:13:07) Frictionless Blockspace - - Disclaimer Expansion was kickstarted by a grant from the Celestia Foundation. Nothing said on Expansion is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Rex, Jon, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

The Vault is a morning show hosted on Twitter Spaces and YouTube Live on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 11:30 am EST. The show focuses on multi-chain communities, emerging protocols, NFTFi, DeFi, Gaming, and, most importantly, collecting digital assets.Adam McBride: https://twitter.com/adamamcbrideJake Gallen: https://twitter.com/jakegallen_Chris Devitte: https://twitter.com/chris_devvEmblem Vault: https://twitter.com/EmblemVault

In this week's news roundup, Will, Colin, and Matt cover the news regarding Rhodium's Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and they also touch on the spree of post-halving mergers and acquisitions in bitcoin mining. Plus, what's the deal with public bitcoin miner AI/HPC strategies? Finally, they close on the ever-persistent (and always maddening) debate over bitcoin mining's energy use.Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Blockspace broke news this weekend that Texas-based bitcoin miner Rhodium is going bankrupt, and we follow up in today's show about what we do and don't know regarding the incipient restructuring. As Rhodium starts restructuring its debt, other bitcoin miners have been expanding, with mergers and acquisitions becoming the second hottest trend this summer in the mining sector. The hottest trend, though, is AI, and we've got the straight skinny on how public bitcoin miners are approaching the hyped-up sector. And in this week's Cry Corner, the gang addresses yet more quibbling about Bitcoin's energy use (when Solomon said that there's nothing new under the sun, he was really talking about energy FUD…).Timestamps:00:00 Start01:19 Difficulty report03:27 Rhodium files for bankruptcy08:28 Bitfarms acquires Stronghold09:07 GDA expansion09:28 Cipher Mining's new site15:04 AI & HPC industry update report22:09 Cry CornerPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Blockspace broke news this weekend that Texas-based bitcoin miner Rhodium is going bankrupt, and we follow up in today's show about what we do and don't know regarding the incipient restructuring. As Rhodium starts restructuring its debt, other bitcoin miners have been expanding, with mergers and acquisitions becoming the second hottest trend this summer in the mining sector. The hottest trend, though, is AI, and we've got the straight skinny on how public bitcoin miners are approaching the hyped-up sector. And in this week's Cry Corner, the gang addresses yet more quibbling about Bitcoin's energy use (when Solomon said that there's nothing new under the sun, he was really talking about energy FUD…). Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:19 Difficulty report 03:27 Rhodium files for bankruptcy 08:28 Bitfarms acquires Stronghold 09:07 GDA expansion 09:28 Cipher Mining's new site 15:04 AI & HPC industry update report 22:09 Cry Corner Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! 

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As the crypto industry matures, more sophisticated market participants become involved. As a result, risk management and hedging will evolve to levels seen in TradFi. However, regardless of the preferred market activity, when interacting with a blockchain, every actor competes for the same limited blockspace. Based on demand levels, the cost for securing that blockspace can fluctuate (in the form of miner fees for Bitcoin transactions, or gas fees for PoS blockchains). Therefore, a particular niche of power users could lower these costs by reserving blockspace in advance of elevated demand levels. Alkimiya set out to build just that - a marketplace for blockspace.Topics covered in this episode:Leo's backgroundThe vision behind AlkimiaMarket participants for blockspaceHedging costsUse cases on EthereumProposer-Builder Separation and preconfirmationsReserving blockspacePolkadot's blockspace allocationCurrent market sentiment. ETH vs. SOLEpisode links:Leo Zhang on TwitterAlkimiya on TwitterSponsors:Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at - gnosis.ioChorus1: Chorus1 is one of the largest node operators worldwide, supporting more than 100,000 delegators, across 45 networks. The recently launched OPUS allows staking up to 8,000 ETH in a single transaction. Enjoy the highest yields and institutional grade security at - chorus.oneThis episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain.

In this week's news roundup, Charlie, Colin, and Matt take a look at the $2.1 billion in financing public Bitcoin miners have accrued recently, CleanSpark's mining pool aspirations, and the surprising resilience of solo miners post-halving. Welcome back to The Mining Pod! How much have public miners raised since Q2? A lot – like, $2.2 billion kind of a lot. The majority of this liquidity flows from at-the-market (and other) stock offerings in Q2, while a handful of miners have also turned toward convertible notes for financing in Q3. In addition to that news, we also cover a story that Blockspace broke regarding CleanSpark's desire to launch its own mining pool, and we finish the feel good underdog story that yes, solo miners are still out there (and they're actually making money). Timestamps:00:00 Start01:43 Bitcoin mining market / metric update7:50 Publicly traded Bitcoin miners raise $2.1 billion since Q210:00 Bitdeer $150 million convertible note12:46 Marathon $250 million convertible note to buy BTC14:21 Core Scientific $350 convertible note to pay down debt17:13 When CleanSpark pool? 23:48 Bitaxe and solo mining 33:54Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! How much have public miners raised since Q2? A lot – like, $2.2 billion kind of a lot. The majority of this liquidity flows from at-the-market (and other) stock offerings in Q2, while a handful of miners have also turned toward convertible notes for financing in Q3. In addition to that news, we also cover a story that Blockspace broke regarding CleanSpark's desire to launch its own mining pool, and we finish the feel good underdog story that yes, solo miners are still out there (and they're actually making money).   Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:43 Bitcoin mining market / metric update 7:50 Publicly traded Bitcoin miners raise $2.1 billion since Q2 10:00 Bitdeer $150 million convertible note 12:46 Marathon $250 million convertible note to buy BTC 14:21 Core Scientific $350 convertible note to pay down debt 17:13 When CleanSpark pool?  23:48 Bitaxe and solo mining 33:54 Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! 

In this episode of the Bitcoin Fundamentals Podcast, we interview Bob Burnett, a Bitcoin mining and technology expert. Bob explains why the value of a block is largely misunderstood and how the future of mining may differ from common assumptions. We discuss the forward marketplace for blockspace, the economic implications of its scarcity, and the evolving role of miners. Bob also shares insights into the strategic importance of securing blockspace for major corporations and the potential symbiotic relationships between mining and financial services companies. Tune in to learn about the dynamics of blockspace, the impact of Bitcoin on energy markets, and what the future holds for the Bitcoin ecosystem. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 02:17 - The often misunderstood value of a block. 05:33 - The future of Bitcoin mining and how it may evolve. 08:53 - The concept of a forward marketplace for blockspace. 21:59 - Why blockspace is both a commodity and absolutely scarce. 24:45 - The strategic importance of securing blockspace for major corporations. 30:11 - How miners are shifting from producing Bitcoin to offering blockspace. 37:09 - The potential impact of mining on financial services companies. 39:47 - How the value of a block is determined beyond just transaction fees. Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Bob Burnett's website: Barefoot Mining. Related episode: Bitcoin's Hardware Future with Bob Burnett. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members. Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. Check out our Bitcoin Fundamentals Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River Range Rover Public Toyota American Express Fundrise Vacasa USPS AT&T Sound Advisory BAM Capital Shopify HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Transaction fee volatility is a problem for Bitcoin users. How can miners and others fix this UX/UI problem? Enter Alkimiya.Welcome back to The Mining Pod! On today's show, we're sitting down with Leo Zhang of Alkimiya Protocol to discuss their novel trading solution for Bitcoin blockspace. Yes, you read that right! Alkimiya enables parties like wallets, miners or professional traders to take a position on Bitcoin blockspace. Widespread usage of this trading platform could enable wallets or others to issue on-chain transactions even when fees are high, balancing out the long term volatility of Bitcoin transaction fees. For miners, it might open up doors for trading a new commodity: Blockspace. Timestamps:00:00 Start03:04 What's Alkyamya?17:41 How can miners use?22:54 How does it work?24:31 Tech design of Alkyamya26:05 Alkyamya & L2s26:42 Building on Bitcoin33:53 New Bitcoin proposals39:11 Degen spillover41:20 Final thoughtsPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! On today's show, we're sitting down with Leo Zhang of Alkimiya Protocol to discuss their novel trading solution for Bitcoin blockspace. Yes, you read that right! Alkimiya enables parties like wallets, miners or professional traders to take a position on Bitcoin blockspace. Widespread usage of this trading platform could enable wallets or others to issue on-chain transactions even when fees are high, balancing out the long term volatility of Bitcoin transaction fees. For miners, it might open up doors for trading a new commodity: Blockspace.  Timestamps: 00:00 Start 03:04 What's Alkyamya? 17:41 How can miners use? 22:54 How does it work? 24:31 Tech design of Alkyamya 26:05 Alkyamya & L2s 26:42 Building on Bitcoin 33:53 New Bitcoin proposals 39:11 Degen spillover 41:20 Final thoughts Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! 

Leo Zhang, founder of Alkimiya, joins the show to talk about their Bitcoin fee exposure product. In this episode:  The evolution of Alkimiya Alkimiya's current product approach Why solving Bitcoin transaction fee volatility matters How blockspace compares to conventional commodities What kind of market participants would want to long or short Bitcoin transaction fees? Avoiding manipulation in blockspace markets The decision to build on Base Reminiscing on the Ethereum gas token Building a fee product for Bitcoin as opposed to any other L1 Leo's long term views on Bitcoin fees Bitcoin season 2 and the cultural shift in Bitcoin Moderating views from maximalism to being a Bitcoin moderate The effect of Bitcoin L2s on fees Runes as a catalyst for Bitcoin fees The fee-transaction count feedback loop About Alkimiya: Alkimiya is a blockspace markets protocol that just released a novel mechanism for users to trade on Bitcoin transaction fees. Previously, users had no option but to accept fluctuating transaction fees. With Alkimiya, they can now profit from or hedge against these drastic swings. Further reading:  Infrastructure for Synthetic Blockspace

In this episode, the discussion dives into the current challenges and opportunities within the Bitcoin mining industry post-halving. It explores how the community is preparing for the cyclical nature of Bitcoin halving events, with some miners being absorbed by larger entities instead of going out of business. The conversation also touches on the increasing efficiency of mining rigs, the role of capital markets, and the impact of AI and renewable energy on future mining operations. The Ordinal Show is a series of regular Twitter Spaces featuring conversations with amazing people from the Bitcoin Ordinals community. Every Mon at 10:30am ET & Wed at 6:30pm ET. Hosted by Trevor.btc, Jan and Leonidas. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheOrdinalShow Subscribe to our Substack: https://theordinalshow.substack.com

Welcome back to the Gwart Show! This week, Gwart sits down with Janus of the Bitcoin Layers team to discuss–well you probably get it. Still, they do go over Bitcoin sidechains, L2 approaches, tokens & dapps and what not on L2s , if this Zk thing makes sense, CatVM and more. Do we really want this and what do we want are frequently asked questions! Published weekly on Sunday afternoons, "The Gwart Show” gets to the bottom of crypto's toughest topics. Timestamps: 00:00 Start 00:32 Janusz background 02:32 Sidechains on Bitcoin 06:29 New L2s? 11:36 L2 approaches 17:25 ETH vs BTC L2s 19:00 Non-updateable contracts 22:09 No receiving BTC on L2s without trust? 23:02 L2 onboarding without L1? 27:28 L2 product market fit? 33:04 L2 app wish list 37:34 VCs love shitcoining on Bitcoin 40:21 L2s tokens, seriously? 45:33 Decentralization & tokens 49:59 L2 interoperability 55:11 ZK tech & proof verification 58:43 Forking bitcoin 03:30 CATVM 05:14 WTF do we REALLY want? 10:20 MEV on L2s 18:07 Direct L2 onboarding 21:31 Wen stablecoins on BTC? 26:35 Gradual dedollarization please! 28:12 Wrap up This show is produced by Blockspace.media

Future of Bitcoin Mining 2024 with Shannon Squires, Chief Mining Officer at Compass Mining.Shannon Squires, Chief Mining Officer at Compass Mining, shares insights on the Bitcoin mining market post-halving. Discussions include mining farm costs, ASIC repair markets, and predictions for summer 2024. Shannon also shares his journey in the industry and Compass Mining's current focus.Chapter Markers:00:00 Start03:02 Shannon intro06:45 Greenfield vs rack ready sites08:23 US mining vs global10:05 Self-taught11:04 Compass mining move12:30 Compass business update14:58 Why has hosting survived?17:13 The Accelerated program18:04 How does Accelerated work?20:18 Facility sizes22:04 10 megawatts or bust25:14 Cost per megawatt?25:42 Transformers are abundant now, right? Right?27:30 Halving bankruptcies?28:50 S19 rig bear market30:38 ASIC sales32:24 Repair market35:31 Why are manufacturers training technicians36:56 Predictions38:33 $400k per megawattPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Season 7 | Episode 8 In this wrap-up episode of Season 7, Mike and Hart dive deep into the multichain endgame of crypto. They discuss how the user and developer experience might evolve in a multichain future, the role of ZK tech in enabling interoperability, and the importance of standardization across chains. They explore the potential for L1 assets to become commodities, the challenges of achieving sub-second finality, and the ultimate goal of reinventing global financial infrastructure through blockchain technology. Thanks for watching season 7! -- Follow Hart: https://twitter.com/hal2001 Follow Mike: https://twitter.com/MikeIppolito_ Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3R1D1D9 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3pQTfmD Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cpKZXH- - -- Sei Labs believes the EVM is here to stay. By providing the fastest time to finality of any chain, thousands of transactions per second and full backwards compatibility with the EVM, Ethereum developers can try out a brand new design space for their applications. Try out sei v2 devnet - visit the new sei.io to find out more. - - Uniswap builds simple and secure products that help you swap smarter. Web. Mobile. Extension. Powered by the smartest protocol in DeFi. To learn more about the Uniswap's products head on over to: https://blckwrks.co/Uniswap - - Get the freshest price feeds free for 12 months. Join Supra's early integration program for zero-cost access to the fastest oracles and dVRF across 50+ blockchains: supra.com/blockworks Earn $1,500 by referring Web3 projects to use Supra services. The projects get the fastest services for free, and you earn $1,500 for every referral. Learn more at the link above. - - Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (4:17) Multichain End Game Vision (15:04) Crypto's Commodity Boom (27:14) Blockspace is a Commodity (34:02) Sei Ad (35:02) Uniswap Ad (36:06) Supra Ad (37:02) Zero Knowledge Costs Improvement (49:09) Dream Transaction Flow (58:42) Market Demand for Interoperability (1:05:12) Intent & General Message Layers (1:13:36) User Security Model Preference (1:24:51) Best Outcome of Crypto - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mike, Jason, Michael, Vance and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

We're re-posting one of our best Bitcoin mining shows with Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation and Diverter, a liberty maximalist, in honor of the Bitcoin mining halving.Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation and Diverter, a pseudonymous Bitcoiner known for his non-KYC Bitcoin guides, joins The Mining Pod to discuss why Bitcoin mining matters for individual liberty and how Bitcoiners can take mining to the next level.Chapter Markers:00:00:00 Start00:03:13 Diverter's Bitcoin Journey00:06:12 Alex Gladstein's Bitcoin Story00:10:22 Why Mining Matters00:13:07 Value of Non-KYC Mining00:20:27 Mining & Financial Sovereignty00:24:27 Clean Spark Ad00:24:47 Bitcoin Mining Bifurcation00:28:45 Vitamin Ad00:29:26 Mining: Suits vs. Home Miners00:37:36 Regulatory Capture of Mining00:51:50 Bitmain Ad00:52:37 Compromising on Privacy00:57:53 Inevitability of Bitcoin Adoption01:03:17 Cypherpunk Ethos & Nuance01:04:20 What if Bitcoin Succeeds?Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation and Diverter, a pseudonymous Bitcoiner known for his non-KYC Bitcoin guides, joins The Mining Pod to discuss why Bitcoin mining matters for individual liberty and how Bitcoiners can take mining to the next level. Chapter Markers: 00:00:00 Start 00:03:13 Diverter's Bitcoin Journey 00:06:12 Alex Gladstein's Bitcoin Story 00:10:22 Why Mining Matters 00:13:07 Value of Non-KYC Mining 00:20:27 Mining & Financial Sovereignty 00:24:27 Clean Spark Ad 00:24:47 Bitcoin Mining Bifurcation 00:28:45 Vitamin Ad 00:29:26 Mining: Suits vs. Home Miners 00:37:36 Regulatory Capture of Mining 00:51:50 Bitmain Ad 00:52:37 Compromising on Privacy 00:57:53 Inevitability of Bitcoin Adoption 01:03:17 Cypherpunk Ethos & Nuance 01:04:20 What if Bitcoin Succeeds? Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! 

Welcome back! In Part 2 of The Gwart Show, Alex B shares his insights on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the broader crypto landscape. He discusses the flaws in Ethereum's proof of stake model, the cult-like phenomena in crypto, the reality of the Lightning Network, and the centralization concerns in DeFi. Alex also touches on the necessity of stablecoins and the constant innovation in crypto tech. Published weekly on Sunday afternoons, "The Gwart Show” gets to the bottom of crypto's toughest topics. Chapter Markers: 00:00:00 Start 00:00:03 Intro 00:02:44 Anything interesting in crypto? 00:15:50 Ethereum's proof of stake 00:23:48 Alex's Ethereum predictions 00:34:33 Ethereum staking derivatives 00:38:50 Bitcoin DLCs & lending 00:44:27 Decentralized finance challenges 00:48:30 Open source vs liquidity 00:53:42 Lightning Network marketing 00:59:27 Lightning elegant but limited 01:03:39 Stablecoins on Lightning This show is produced by Blockspace.media

Bitcoin data, Riot energizing Corsicana and Foundry playing halving block games!Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Matt, Will, and Charlie dig into this week's biggest news stories ahead of the Bitcoin halving, where Bitcoin's rewards are dropped by 50% by the network! We go through Bitcoin data, Riot-energizing Corsicana, and Foundry playing halving block games!Chapter Markers:00:00:00 Start00:02:15 Bitcoin Having Discussion00:04:28 Sponsor: Clean Spark00:06:06 Miner Mag Data Review00:09:17 Miner Sell Pressure00:11:18 Riot's 1 GW Mine00:14:23 Sponsor: Foreman00:15:25 Foundry's Rare Sat Auction00:20:36 Sponsor: Bitmain00:21:24 Testnet Reorgs & Hash Bender00:31:39 Mining Innovations & Topics00:33:42 Upcoming Shows & Events00:35:36 Wrap-upPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Matt, Will and Charlie dig into this week's biggest news stories ahead of the Bitcoin halving, where Bitcoin's rewards are dropped by 50% by the network! We go through Bitcoin data, Riot energizing Corsicana and Foundry playing halving block games! Chapter Markers: 00:00:00 Start 00:02:15 Bitcoin Having Discussion 00:04:28 Sponsor: Clean Spark 00:06:06 Miner Mag Data Review 00:09:17 Miner Sell Pressure 00:11:18 Riot's 1 GW Mine 00:14:23 Sponsor: Foreman 00:15:25 Foundry's Rare Sat Auction 00:20:36 Sponsor: Bitmain 00:21:24 Testnet Reorgs & Hash Bender 00:31:39 Mining Innovations & Topics 00:33:42 Upcoming Shows & Events 00:35:36 Wrap-up Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! 

A lot happened in Q1! Catch up on all the top-of-the-line Bitcoin metrics with Parker Merritt of Coin Metrics.Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Parker Merritt from Coinmetrics and Will Foxley discuss key metrics, trends, and insights. Topics include mining pools, hash rate, transaction fees, hardware fingerprinting, energy consumption, miner efficiency, and the performance of publicly traded mining stocks.Chapter Markers:00:00:00 Start00:01:45 Foreman ad00:02:28 Sponsor message00:02:52 Introductions00:03:50 Bitcoin Halving update00:05:12 Bitcoin Cash price surge00:09:08 Bitcoin Cash mining revenue00:11:23 Bitcoin Cash blockchain growth00:13:41 Big blocks in Bitcoin00:17:35 Mining pool distribution00:20:40 Mining pool payout analysis00:25:53 ASIC breakeven power costs00:28:50 ASIC fingerprinting methodology00:34:20 Bitcoin energy consumption00:35:58 Mining & grid load balancing00:38:50 Average network efficiency00:41:52 CleanSpark's on-chain data00:45:53 Miner market cap dominance00:49:01 Miner stocks vs. Bitcoin in 2024Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Parker Merritt from Coin Metrics and Will Foxley discuss key metrics, trends, and insights in Bitcoin mining. Topics include mining pools, hash rate, transaction fees, hardware fingerprinting, energy consumption, miner efficiency, and the performance of publicly traded mining stocks. Chapter Markers: 00:00:00 Start 00:01:45 Foreman ad 00:02:28 Sponsor message 00:02:52 Introductions 00:03:50 Bitcoin Halving update 00:05:12 Bitcoin Cash price surge 00:09:08 Bitcoin Cash mining revenue 00:11:23 Bitcoin Cash blockchain growth 00:13:41 Big blocks in Bitcoin 00:17:35 Mining pool distribution 00:20:40 Mining pool payout analysis 00:25:53 ASIC breakeven power costs 00:28:50 ASIC fingerprinting methodology 00:34:20 Bitcoin energy consumption 00:35:58 Mining & grid load balancing 00:38:50 Average network efficiency 00:41:52 CleanSpark's on-chain data 00:45:53 Miner market cap dominance 00:49:01 Miner stocks vs. Bitcoin in 2024 Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! 

Politicians are taking aim at mining pools, but pool operators aren't making it any easier by allowing for various transaction types on-chain. All this and more in this week's mining news roundup!Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Matt, Charlie and Will discuss Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining news, from Bitmain's large US operations to Ordinals marketcap projections to mining pools playing games with new transaction types. Senator Elizabeth Warren might even drop by!Chapter Markers:00:00:00 Start00:01:54 Intro & Bitcoin Halving00:03:27 Difficulty Adjustment 00:05:01 Bitmain & BitFuFu00:07:08 New US ASIC Maker00:10:07 Promising or Flop?00:11:15 Ordinals Corner00:15:31 Ordinals Hype Chart00:18:33 Ordinals vs. ETH NFTs00:20:15 Ordinals & Block Space00:23:45 Ordinals: JPEGs for BTC?00:26:16 Mining Fees & Ordinals00:28:41 Bitcoin Pool Revenues00:31:17 Pool Decentralization00:33:20 Sen. Warren on Crypto00:37:15 Wrapping UpPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Matt, Charlie and Will discuss Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining news, from Bitmain's large US operations to Ordinals marketcap projections to mining pools playing games with new transaction types. Senator Elizabeth Warren might even drop by! Watch a video version of the show here. Chapter Markers: 00:00:00 Start 00:01:54 Intro & Bitcoin Halving 00:03:27 Difficulty Adjustment  00:05:01 Bitmain & BitFuFu 00:07:08 New US ASIC Maker 00:10:07 Promising or Flop? 00:11:15 Ordinals Corner 00:15:31 Ordinals Hype Chart 00:18:33 Ordinals vs. ETH NFTs 00:20:15 Ordinals & Block Space 00:23:45 Ordinals: JPEGs for BTC? 00:26:16 Mining Fees & Ordinals 00:28:41 Bitcoin Pool Revenues 00:31:17 Pool Decentralization 00:33:20 Sen. Warren on Crypto 00:37:15 Wrapping Up Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! 

Should you get into Bitcoin mining? Is the AI infrastructure play real? We sit down with Steve Barbour, an off-grid Bitcoin mining pioneer.Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Steve Barbour, owner of Bitcoin mining and oil and gas services company Upstream Data, joins the show to discuss who should get into Bitcoin mining, what problems Bitcoin mining solves and what he expects going into another Bitcoin bull market.Chapters:00:00:00 Start00:02:30 Introducing Steve Barbour00:04:12 Bitcoin mining & energy00:07:33 Upstream Data's origins00:14:13 Upstream Data's naming00:19:35 Canadian oil vs. Bitcoin00:24:35 Upstream Data's services00:32:54 Colorado oil & Bitcoin00:36:11 Bitcoin vs oil cycles00:41:45 Bitcoin & AI00:45:00 Water vs. air cooling00:49:05 Advice for new miners00:53:59 Mining contract tips00:57:19 When to start mining01:01:31 Steve on Bitcoin ordinalsPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Steve Barbour, owner of Bitcoin mining and oil and gas services company Upstream Data, joins the show to discuss who should get into Bitcoin mining, what problems Bitcoin mining solves and what he expects going into another Bitcoin bull market. Watch a video version of the show here. Chapter Markers: 00:00:00 Start 00:02:30 Introducing Steve Barbour 00:04:12 Bitcoin mining & energy 00:07:33 Upstream Data's origins 00:14:13 Upstream Data's naming 00:19:35 Canadian oil vs. Bitcoin 00:24:35 Upstream Data's services 00:32:54 Colorado oil & Bitcoin 00:36:11 Bitcoin vs oil cycles 00:41:45 Bitcoin & AI 00:45:00 Water vs. air cooling 00:49:05 Advice for new miners 00:53:59 Mining contract tips 00:57:19 When to start mining 01:01:31 Steve on Bitcoin ordinals Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! 

Eugene Chen, co-founder of Ellipsis Labs, discusses the future of decentralized finance, Solana's vision for transforming traditional finance, and how Phenix aims to redefine on-chain trading. He also shares insights on the Ethereum vs. Solana debate and the challenges of optimizing blockchains for Defi applications. Published randomly, "The Gwart Show” gets to the bottom of crypto's toughest topics. 00:00:00 Start 00:00:18 Eugene's background  00:01:17 Defi work before Ellipsis 00:02:21 From HFT to Defi 00:05:25 Competing with TradFi 00:08:07 Phenix as proof of concept 00:10:18 Providing better liquidity 00:13:48 Solana's issues & progress 00:16:47 Solana's research focus 00:19:24 Gita removes mempool  00:20:28 MEV: AMMs vs order books 00:23:43 Ethereum MEV direction 00:25:13 Solana's speed & MEV 00:29:07 Ellipsis' 5-15yr vision 00:35:09 Ideal decentralization  00:35:50 Solana token & platform 00:38:16 Economic security as meme 00:41:33 Defi's on-chain strengths 00:44:47 Rollups & interoperability 00:48:30 Valid Solana criticisms 00:51:31 Solana vs new fast chains This show is produced by Blockspace.media

We go through this week's Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining news, including the dangers to TSMC chip production from the earthquake in Taiwan, Franklin Templeton on Ordinals and Poolin selling its 100 MW farm for a fair chunk of change.Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Welcome to the news roundup! Today we chat about potential delays to TSMCs chip production from the earthquake in Taiwan, Franklin Templeton on Ordinals and Poolin selling its 100 MW farm for a fair chunk of change.Chapter Markers:00:00:00 Start00:01:07 Intro00:04:21 The Big Empty Documentary00:05:40 Taiwan Earthquake Impact00:10:55 Bitcoin Ordinals Corner00:15:33 Mining Pool Centralization00:24:23 Stratum V2 Discussion00:29:35 Poolin Sells Texas Assets00:35:18 Sauna Miner Test: S21 vs M6000:38:08 Outro-Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Welcome to the news roundup! Today we chat about potential delays to TSMCs chip production from the earthquake in Taiwan, Franklin Templeton on Ordinals and Poolin selling its 100 MW farm for a fair chunk of change. Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!  Chapter Markers: 00:00:00 Start 00:01:07 Intro 00:04:21 The Big Empty Documentary 00:05:40 Taiwan Earthquake Impact 00:10:55 Bitcoin Ordinals Corner 00:15:33 Mining Pool Centralization 00:24:23 Stratum V2 Discussion 00:29:35 Poolin Sells Texas Assets 00:35:18 Sauna Miner Test: S21 vs M60 00:38:08 Outro

Alex Thorn talks with Will Nuelle (Galaxy Ventures) about blockspace, new types of blockchain technology, and the state of crypto VC. Alex also talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about markets. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, March 14, 2024. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

Charlie, Matt and Will jump back into our news roundup to go through this week's Bitcoin mining hits, including mining profitability, rapper French Montana minting a music Ordinal and the Biden administration taking a second shot at a 30% tax on Bitcoin miners.Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.It's getting frothy out there! On this week's news roundup, Charlie, Matt and Will go through this week's hottest stories in Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining including a 4 megabyte music Ordinal (think music NFT but on Bitcoin) from rapper French Montana, among a host of other movements in the mining industry like the Biden admin's renewed attempts to tax Bitcoin mining.Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews Tuesday and a news show on Friday! Check out our other shows and content by going to Blockspace.media today.Join our halving party in Denver, Colorado on April 20th! Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.-Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin miner!"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Soluna Digital Holding's CEO John Belizaire joins "The Mining Pod" to discuss the public company's perspective on Bitcoin mining going into the Bitcoin halving.Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Should Bitcoin miners think about AI? Is it too late to get in on the game? How should Bitcoin miners construct JV deals or other structures? We are joined by John Belizaire of Soluna Digital Holdings to dig into this and more.Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews Tuesday and a news show on Friday! Check out our other shows and content by going to Blockspace.media today.Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.-Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin miner!"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Daily Gwei Refuel gives you a recap every week day on everything that happened in the Ethereum and crypto ecosystems over the previous 24 hours - hosted by Anthony Sassano. Timestamps and links to topics discussed: https://daily-gwei-links.vercel.app/recent 00:00 Introductory song 00:08 SEC meets with Grayscale attorneys & Coinbase on spot Ether ETF https://twitter.com/NateGeraci/status/1766132852771418505 06:34 Understanding Blocks vs Blocks & Blobs https://twitter.com/TrueWaveBreak/status/1765856590492504252 13:44 EtherFi added to Rated's Network Explorer https://twitter.com/ratedw3b/status/1765789490587533535 19:53 The next phase of Swell's evolution including. their L2 own chain? https://twitter.com/swellnetworkio/status/1765746494936961474 22:40 Arbitrum Orbit L3s on Base using Conduit https://twitter.com/conduitxyz/status/1765799872593375724 26:00 Introducing Based Espresso https://twitter.com/EspressoSys/status/1766165893912969242 28:11 Offering censorship resistance & property rights to devs https://twitter.com/sreeramkannan/status/1765952008576696352 This episode is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/611g-Czx670 Subscribe to the newsletter: https://thedailygwei.substack.com/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvCp6vKY5jDr87htKH6hgDA/ Follow Anthony on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sassal0x Follow The Daily Gwei on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedailygwei Join the Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/4pfUJsENcg DISCLAIMER: All information presented across all of The Daily Gwei's communication channels is strictly for educational purposes and should not be taken as investment advice.

Marathon Digital's tech team joins to discuss its Inscription minting service Slipstream and Layer 2 project, Anduro.Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Julian Duran and Mike Casey of Marathon Digital join the podcast to discuss the advent of Slipstream, an Ordinal minting service, and Anduro, a Layer 2 network for Bitcoin. Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews Tuesday and a news show on Friday! Check out our other shows and content by going to Blockspace.media today.Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.-Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin miner!"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We recorded at ETHDenver on the next generation of crypto mining ASICs: Zero-Knowledge (ZK) miners.Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Michael Gao of Fabric Crypto and Nazar Khan of TeraWulf join the show to discuss bleeding edge inquiry into ZK ASIC hardware, including how they could fit into a Bitcoin mining playbook.Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews Tuesday and a news show on Friday! Check out our other shows and content by going to Blockspace.media today.Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.-Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin miner!"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian Morgenstern of Riot Platforms and Lee Bratcher of the Texas Blockchain Council join the show to discuss the EIA's government overreach targeting Bitcoin miners.Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews Tuesday and a news show on Friday! Check out our other shows and content by going to Blockspace.media today.Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.-Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin miner!"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Santiago Varela is the co-founder of Kardashev BTC, a Mexican Bitcoin mining operation focused on harnessing waste and stranded energy sources for mining Bitcoin.Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Welcome back to the news roundup! Will and Charlie go through this week's Bitcoin news, including mining stock flows, Braiins adding Lightning and a DL News hit piece on Marathon Digital's Bitcoin mining site in Granbury, Texas.Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews Tuesday and a news show on Friday! Check out our other shows and content by going to Blockspace.media today.Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.-Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin miner!"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Will and Charlie go through this week's Bitcoin news, including mining stock flows, Braiins adding Lightning and a DL News hit piece on Bitcoin miners.Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Welcome back to the news roundup! Will and Charlie go through this week's Bitcoin news, including mining stock flows, Braiins adding Lightning and a DL News hit piece on Marathon Digital's Bitcoin mining site in Granbury, Texas.Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews Tuesday and a news show on Friday! Check out our other shows and content by going to Blockspace.media today.Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.-Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin miner!"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In our final TAKEOVER episode, Marc Fresa of Vnish and Taylor Monnig of Cleanspark dig into Chad Everett Harris' Bitcoin genesis, his time at Riot Platform's and H3 Data Solutions, his new venture.Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.The return of the GigaChad! In our final TAKEOVER episode, guest hosts Marc Fresa of Vnish and Taylor Monnig of Cleanspark dig into Chad Everett Harris' Bitcoin genesis, his time at Riot Platform's and H3 Data Solutions, his new venture.Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews Tuesday and a news show on Friday! Check out our other shows and content by going to Blockspace.media today.Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.-Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin miner!"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Charlie, Matt and Will go through this week's most important Bitcoin headlines, including the 8% difficulty adjustment, Coinmint's $14 million payout and Justin Sun's Bitcoin ambitions.Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Catch up on this week's Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining news! Charlie, Matt and Will go through this week's most important Bitcoin headlines, including the 8% difficulty adjustment, Coinmint's $14 million payout to ASIC manufacturer Katena and Justin Sun's Bitcoin ambitions.Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews Tuesday and a news show on Friday! Check out our other shows and content by going to Blockspace.media today.Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.-Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin miner!"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sam Tabar, CEO of BitDigital, joins the show to discuss the bitcoin miner's strategy, its AI investments and how he thinks of the upcoming halving.Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Will is joined by Sam Tabar, CEO of BitDigital, to discuss the Bitcoin miner's focus on AI, its asset-light mining strategy and how Sam is thinking about mining post-halving.Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews Tuesday and a news show on Friday! Check out our other shows and content by going to Blockspace.media today.Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.-Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin miner!"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Charlie, Matt and Will talk about bitcoin mining news this week, including price, Hut 8's leadership change, the EIA seeking energy data and French Montana shilling his latest Bitcoin NFT.Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Charlie, Matt and Will talk about bitcoin mining news this week. We go over bitcoin's price rebounding from ETF outflows, Hut 8's new CEO, the Federal government seeking energy information on Bitcoin miners and rapper French Montana shilling his Quantum Cat.Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews Tuesday and a news show on Friday! Check out our other shows and content by going to Blockspace.media today.Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.-Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin miner!"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Celsius Mining recently completed its Chapter 11 restructuring and is now managed by Hut 8. Are creditors getting a good deal?Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Celsius Mining was one of the only truly functional parts of Celsius, a defunct lending firm that went belly up in mid-2022. The mining firm recently transitioned to its own entity, Ionic, and is working with Hut 8 to run its mining assets. But did creditors get a good deal? We brought on citizen journalist and long time skeptic ‘ChazzonKe' to learn more.Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews Tuesday and a news show on Friday! Check out our other shows and content by going to Blockspace.media today.Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.-Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin miner!"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Swan launched a large mining company out of stealth. The question is … how?Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Bitcoin financial services company announced its 4.5 EH/s Bitcoin mining operation the other week, turning heads across the Bitcoin ecosystem. Why is a financial services company getting into Bitcoin mining and how did they do it so sneakily? We find out with Rapha Zagury, CIO of Swan and head of Swan Mining.Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews Tuesday and a news show on Friday! Check out our other shows and content by going to Blockspace.media today.Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.-Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin miner!"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tom Masiero of Standard Bitcoin joins the show to discuss mining bitcoin in the Southeast of the United States, Ordinals and why bitcoin mining might be destabilizing the Texas grid in the long term.Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Texas is Bitcoin country, right? Over two gigawatts of energy is now mining bitcoin in Texas, but it might be bad for the long term stability of the Texas energy grid. Tom Masiero of Standard Bitcoin walks us through why, in addition to insights on mining bitcoin in the Tennessee Valley.Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews Tuesday and a news show on Friday! Check out our other shows and content by going to Blockspace.media today.Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.-Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin miner!"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Will, Charlie and Matt talk about the Bitcoin mining halving, Swan getting into the mining game and Core Scientific exiting Chapter 11 bankruptcy.Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Will and crew go through the top stories in Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining, including data on the upcoming Bitcoin halving, Swan announcing its 4.5 EH/s mining operation and Core Scientific re-listing on the Nasdaq. Charlie also gives us an overview of what's happening in the Ordinals ecosystem this week!Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews Tuesday and a news show on Friday! Check out our other shows and content by going to Blockspace.media today.Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.-Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin miner!"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You can mine Bitcoin at home, you just have to have the right device.Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Ever wanted to mine Bitcoin at home? Well, you can with FutureBit! Founder and CEO John Stefanopoulos joins us to talk about how to mine Bitcoin at home and why it's important for network decentralization.Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews Tuesday and a news show on Friday! Check out our other shows and content by going to Blockspace.media today.Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.-Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin miner!"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

OG Bitcoin miner Michael Carter walks us through how he is investing and building out Bitcoin mines going into 2024's bull run, including infrastructure, buying ASICs and GPUs for AI. Please subscribe to our newsletter: Blockspace.media Questions or want to sponsor? william@blockspace.media.

Bitcoin mining stocks took a nose dive after the launch of the Bitcoin ETFs yesterday. We jumped on a livestream as the market closed to speculate on why mining stocks tumbled and first takes on Bitcoin's big tradfi day. Please subscribe to our newsletter: Blockspace.media Questions or want to sponsor? william@blockspace.media.

On the eve of a possible Bitcoin ETF, we conduct the first ever BITCOIN MINING STOCK DRAFT! We each pick 5 Bitcoin mining stocks to watch over the next 3 months based on public information. Please subscribe to our newsletter: Blockspace.media Questions or want to sponsor? william@blockspace.media.

Happy New Year! We kick off our first show with Charlie and Matt to talk about what happened with Ordinals in 2023. If you're lost on what Ordinals are or want to catch up on the current trends, this is the show for you. Please subscribe to our newsletter: Blockspace.media Questions or want to sponsor? william@blockspace.media.

Happy New Year! We're joined by Russell Cann, Head of Mining at Core Scientific. Today we discuss Russell's history in Bitcoin mining, CoreSci's take on immersion mining and lessons from his years of experience in the mining business. Please subscribe to our newsletter: Blockspace.media Questions or want to sponsor? william@blockspace.media.

Welcome back to the Mining Pod! Today we are joined by Philip Salter, an OG Bitcoin miner with Genesis Digital Assets (GDA), one of the largest private miners in the world. Philip teases a new Bitcoin ASIC from GDA, among other topics. Please subscribe to our newsletter: Blockspace.media Questions or want to sponsor? william@blockspace.media.

When you need to send a Bitcoin transaction, you need Bitcoin blockspace. But blockspace is scarce! CEO of Barefoot Mining, Bob Burnett and I chat about this, and what you can do about it.  Blockspace scarcity and explanation What you can do about it UTXO management Different types of miner Miner's Trilemma Arguments against public company mining Mining NOT being a leverage play on Bitcoin Public vs private miners Gateway going public Core Scientific bankruptcy Mining decentralisation Links: X: @boomer_btc Site: Barefoot Mining Old Man Yells: @OldManYells-btc Satoshi's Heel article mentioned: SATOSHI'S HEEL: IS MINING INFRASTRUCTURE A VULNERABILITY THAT COULD TAKE DOWN BITCOIN? Sponsors: Swan.com (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Mempool.space Stephan Livera links: Follow me on X @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast

In this episode, we're joined by Rennick Palley, Founding Partner at Stratos – a fund that seeds the future of crypto. Stratos focuses on both Venture, where they invest in DeFi and web3 companies, and Infra, where they provide the hardware, stake, and expertise that helps blockchains grow.   We discuss Stratos, their investment strategy, and how they approach the market. We then move on to speak about the execution layer landscape, and dive into valuing Layer 1 and Layer 2 blockchains – and what the main differences in valuation methodologies are between the two. We cover topics including monetary premium, staking ratio, real staking yield, positive economic balance, and intrinsic value. We draw parallels between tokens and more traditional assets, and speak about applying comparative valuation concepts to crypto assets. We speak about the current lack of value accrual mechanisms for L2 tokens, and what the future could look like on that front. Finally, we speak about the current state of the blockchain market, and what keeps Stratos optimistic about the future. Tune is for a great discussion about how Rennick and Stratos approach the market! Stratos: Site: https://www.stratos.xyz/ X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/StratosXYZ Rennick: https://twitter.com/RennickPalley Make sure to leave a comment if you have any questions

The spike in blockspace usage and the associated fees gave us a glimpse of the future. Not only will this get expensive but it will be a catalyst to big changes in the Bitcoin ecosystem and in how Bitcoin users interact with the base layer.

Dom, aka Domothy, is a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation who is working on the research and development of some key Ethereum protocol upgrades like EIP4844, danksharding, and MEV Burn. We last had Dom on Bankless about that last one, MEV Burn, and this time we're bringing him around to fully understand an incoming new property of Ethereum that EIP4844 is going to introduce… a new resource market… called BLOBspace…  kind of like Blockspace… but for Blobs! What are blobs? What is Blobspace? How is it different from blockspace and blockspace markets? What will it do for Ethereum and its rollups? These are the questions we explore with Dom today.  ------ ✨ DEBRIEF | Ryan & David unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-blobspace  You know how we say blockchains sell blocks? Well, soon Ethereum's going to be selling more than just blocks. It's going to be selling blobs too.  We're just a few months out from the biggest Ethereum release since the merge and no one's fully mapped out the implications. But it's going to be huge.  - Ethereum's getting a new product to sell… it's called Blobspace - The cost of transacting on L2s is about to drop toward zero… - The economics of ETH gas and the burn are about to change forever… Blobspace, EIP4844, proto-danksharding…that's what the geeks call this new ETH feature upgrade.  This is everything you need to know about Blobspace with Ethereum Researcher Domothy in this absolute banger of an episode.  ------

Marty sits down with Thomas Pacchia for a chat before the pubkey mining meetup. Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tpacchia Pubkey: https://pubkey.bar/ 5:30 - Is DeFi borked?11:13 - Blockspace scarcity21:56 - Will shitcoin cycles continue?28:42 - No soft landing32:01 - Large scale investors42:27 - Mining meetup53:06 - What drives hashrate growth from here?58:18 - Treasury management1:00:55 - Pool monetization1:09:51 - Scammers and hamsters1:12:48 - NYC Bitcoin makes Marty bullish1:23:05 - Memes and NFTs1:28:58 - Derailment and riffing1:36:29 - Bitcoin conferences and new Pubkey locations1:44:08 - Hex and hardware wallets1:46:58 - Reminiscing from our prison cells in 2030 Shoutout to our sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Unchained⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠River⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CrowdHealth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin Talent Co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TFTC Merch is Available: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shop Now⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the TFTC Movement: Main ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YT Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Clips ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YT Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Marty Bent: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠

I'm joined by guests Tbast, Dusty, Tony, Jeff & Vivek to discuss lightning privacy and splicing. Discussion Topics: 00:01:17 Housekeeping 00:02:14 Guest introductions 00:04:29 Current state of LN privacy 00:05:40 Receiver privacy 00:06:58 Blinded paths 00:12:31 Obscurity of lightning 00:13:47 Onchain privacy compared to lightning privacy 00:19:57 Lightning privacy challenges 00:21:57 PTLCs 00:22:48 Routing and LSPs 00:24:20 Gossip filters 00:25:36 Gossip and BOLT7 summary 00:27:27 Speed of development 00:29:22 Lightning implementations and compatability 00:31:38 BOLT12 00:34:00 Why an additional node implementation? (LDK) 00:40:04 Feature experimentation and market validation 00:43:29 Communicating feature sets 00:45:05 Payment descriptions 00:47:32 Nostr and zaps 00:50:25 Custodial lightning and censorship resistance 00:54:39 Splicing 00:57:51 Scaling 01:01:32 Bitcoin core changes that would advance lightning 01:08:06 Testing, breaking and adversarial actions 01:12:48 Shadow channels 01:15:52 Splicing (cont.) 01:22:04 Payjoins and keysend 01:25:52 Blockspace concerns 01:34:04 Taproot channels and gossip 01:41:09 Splicing (cont.) 01:42:13 Signing, UTXOs and pre-signed splices 01:47:15 FROST 01:47:60 Swap-in potentium 01:48:49 ecash 01:53:18 Final thoughts Links & Contacts: Website: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod Email: producer@coinkite.com Nostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!) Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-36

I'm joined by guests JamesOB, Greg, Ben Carman and Rijndael to discuss OP_VAULT. Discussion Topics 00:01:26 Introductions 00:02:35 Primer on OP_VAULT 00:08:37 How is CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY achieved? 00:13:12 Fee issues on CTV 00:15:20 How has the proposal evolved? 00:17:32 Simplification of OP_VAULT proposal 00:21:34 Script libraries and CTV templates 00:23:52 OP_VAULT criticisms 00:34:22 Do we need OP_VAULT? Why change Bitcoin? 00:36:44 OP_VAULT Opsec 00:43:30 Cancel paths 00:47:30 Why do OP_VAULT along with CTV? 00:49:57 OP_VAULT + ANYPREVOUT 00:50:28 Blockspace concerns 00:52:41 Use in chaumian mints/ecash 00:53:25 Managing security between L1 & L2 00:56:56 Vaults & DLCs 00:59:10 How do we activate OP_VAULT? 01:02:43 Is there enough interest to do the work? 01:04:05 Investment insurance concerns 01:08:56 Now really, how do we activate OP_VAULT?? 01:13:01 Taproot & Segwit complexity VS OP_VAULT 01:16:33 OP_VAULT product market fit 01:18:47 Recursiveness of OP_VAULT 01:19:53 OP_VAULT main selling points 01:26:04 Multisig, OP_VAULT and improving HODL features 01:32:14 Final thoughts Links & Contacts Website: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod Email: producer@coinkite.com Nostr & LN:⚡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!) Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-33/

What's up everybody! I'm feeling the rush this morning and the energy is back in the Crypto economy. Bitcoin is having a renaissance and we are all going to benefit off of it. Traditional markets and finance are being tested and are getting scarier and scarier. Crypto isn't the lifeboat, but it is alternate system with hope. My thesis is Solana plays a big part in this, but I want the theme of this episode to be how the sector is solving a problem, how the big picture comes together. This is how we make it. Going to try to get away from Twitter and charts for a bit to focus on this, honestly it's addicting watching what's going on. Solana Price: 22.66 - with a low of $18.80 and a high of almost $24.00. SolEth: .01255 - saw some pumps and dumps on this. Eth holding $1800 rn. SolBTC: .000790- saw a ton of ups and downs, sitting at $28,710 and looking like up only.I want to move on to some Solana cope I've been thinking about: This kind of sums up the cope. Solana wins on 3, 5, and 6. Others are being worked on, but this is what we are up against. We saw Solana rip up and dump down like crazy, people making all sorts of crazy claims. But this is what it comes down to, and what people on the outside see. A fast NFT chain with a good user experience. A fun chain. But it lacks the rest. You won't see people fleeing a USD crash to Solana, you won't see tons of liquidity on defi protocols, and you can see 3 times the blockchain was halted. FOMC going on right now, and expecting to raise rates by only 25 basis points, shifting from raising rates as they have been because they have broken many banks. We've seen 5 bank failures because they don't have the reserves based on losses stemming from rates changing. Something like 200 other banks are at risk. This leads to BTC going crazy and Balaji betting a million dollars that BTC goes to 1 million/coin in 90 days. He's calling for a full collapse of the current system. It's insane and not happening. BUT he's not wrong to point out that there are major systemic issues. Bitcoin does solve a lot of this. Bitcoin will be a big player and benefactor of the current slip ups. Bitcoiners are insufferable, but seem to be right. Counterparty risk - You keep your $ in a bank, they don't keep your money in the bank. They loan that cash out to get more money back. It's all good and dandy until they don't make money or depositors want all their money back. With Bitcoin you are out of the system and not relying on any institution. We've seen BTC go up 40% since these banks started failing and it doesn't look like it's stopping. Balaji is a big voice, and the amount of impressions he's getting for these bets is unreal. From this, we will see risk assets go up. Fed saves banks, fed prints money to do so. Bitcoin up, crypto up, Solana up. Solana will not be the primary mover here under this environment, and we have shifted to focusing on Bitcoin. This is not bearish for Solana, but the narratives around its value might actually be changing. It's a fast nft chain that is user friendly. It's down the risk curve from Bitcoin, but not that far. It becomes investable because of those features. Those features don't bring in the value like they were. The next billion users are not here for Solana, but the next billion dollars to invest in Solana might be here. It's good enough for me, and we deserve a pump in price to save all the loyal degens for staying here. Done with big picture, it's changed, but it's still bullish. In NFT's, Bitcoin Ordinals are here and I think it's massive. This is bringing fun to Bitcoin, new development, new energy, and more importantly more users to the chain. Blockspace on Bitcoin is the most expensive blockspace, hands down. We are now using that blockspace for JPEGs. I'm in, I'm loving it, and I think that the most expensive JPEG's belong on the most expensive and immutable blockchain. I think we have to adjust to this, Magic Eden did and launched their Marketplace on Bitcoin. Wallets are better, I like Xverse, and Bitcoin is back in circulation. Sol NFTs: We've got volume back bigly. Successful mints: Wolf Capital, Oogy, and B******s. It's mint and print season baby. All doing well with Oogy leading the way and hitting over a 30 Sol floor. Bullish on them and the Mad Lads coming up soon. Current NFT meta: with Tensor taking over a lot of the volume it seems more and more like it's a floor price meta. Mid rares matter way less than they did and you either sell instantly into an AMM at a small loss or sit and wait to sell at floor. Because of this I'm going to test out some raffles on Famous Foxes. I think that NFT's shouldn't be overinvested in right now. Think about it, BTC up, Sol up, NFT prices down. So I am looking to divest some. Been spending some time in Cyber Samurai's discord and gotta recommend it. Top notch dao, underrated. They have charts, they have Ordinals talk, it's stacked. Shake is dope and super smart. Gotta talk MonkeDAO vs SMB. They dropped their new proposal for the OMC collection and looks like it's going to pass. Why did they do this? They HAVE to. No royalties for SMB since December, new owner not working with them, they are essentially a high performing community pumping a collection for free. Not sustainable. The solution: drop a new collection, offer to buy SMB from Hades for 2 mill with the proceeds. They don't accept or no deal made in 2 months, we split ties. Launch OMC, pay the exec team and build out the best project for it. I like it, it gets us out of limbo and has the potential for SMB to be the punks of Solana with whales owning them in Hades and gives a collection to MonkeDao to promote and crush. Where it leaves my Monke? Bought in at 225, floor is 150ish. I'm down. I think I will be down more, but I'm okay with it long term. I think either way my bags get pumped and I'll have a new monkey collection. I've already made the 225 back from being in MonkeDao through presale/wl flipping and getting in on Bonk early. Either way, I'm bullish on the team, bullish on MonkeDao and bullish on Solana Monkey Business. We go up long term with either way. Also forgot about Arbritrum airdrop, ship it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thomasbahamas.substack.com

Nick Hansen is the cofounder and CEO of Luxor, a Bitcoin mining pool. He joins to talk to us about his excitement around ordinals and inscriptions, and how Luxor is thinking about the opportunity. The history of ordinals and how Luxor got started in the space How Luxor mined the first 4MB block in Bitcoin Luxor's decision to acquire Ordinalhub and their intentions with the project Risks Luxor incurred by mining the first 4MB block Transaction standardness versus validity How ordinals increase the overall quantity of Bitcoin blockspace The risks of out of band fees to Bitcoin Does Bitcoin already have MEV? How does the block reward decay make reorgs more likely? Where Luxor sees opportunity in ordinals Have inscriptions had a material impact on miner rewards? The effect of inscriptions on fees Transacting with PSBTs versus standard NFT marketplaces Nick's confidence in the long-term persistence of Bitcoin state Why it's virtually impossible to purge state in Bitcoin Are ordinals and inscriptions a violation of the implied Bitcoin social contract? Have inscriptions inadvertently ossified Bitcoin at the protocol level?

Today on the Ether we have Celestia hosting a space discussing the blockspace race. You'll hear from Yaz Khoury, Mustafa Al-Bassam, Ismail Khoffi, Rene, zkFART, mindstyle, Wondertan, Viet, and more! Recorded on March 7th 2023. If you enjoy the music at the end of the episodes, you can find the albums streaming on Spotify, and the rest of your favorite streaming platforms. Check out Project Survival, Virus Diaries, and Plan B wherever you get your music. Thank you to everyone in the community who supports TerraSpaces.

Troy Cross joins the Freedom Footprint Show and discusses Bitcoin Philosophy with Knut Svanholm. The conversation is wide-ranging, including comparing praxeology and decision theory, ethics, the natural state of money, the benefits of printing money (none), and much more. You can find Troy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thetrocro 00:00:21 - Introduction and welcoming Troy to the show 00:01:53 - Being an "actual" philosopher means nothing 00:04:27 - Constructs and models of Bitcoin 00:06:50 - The validity of science - a priori vs a posteriori 00:16:00 - Austrian Economics book recommendations 00:18:51 - Descartes and the relationship between praxeology and mathematics 00:26:31 - The Ethics of Liberty 00:34:10 - Decision Theory vs Praxeology 00:40:31 - Praxeology Thought Experiments 00:46:47 - The Natural State of Money 00:53:34 - The Benefit of Printing Money 01:15:19 - The Natural Money Supply 01:20:40 - Bitcoin as a measuring stick 01:22:41 - Blockspace, Clockspace, Spacetime, and Timespace 01:33:48 - Quantum Attack on Bitcoin 01:38:41 - Conclusions and Summarizing The Freedom Footprint Show is hosted by Knut Svanholm and BTCPseudoFinn. We are concerned about your Freedom Footprint! Join us as we talk to #bitcoin philosophers about how #bitcoin can expand your Freedom Footprint and much more! The Freedom Footprint Show is produced by Konsensus Network, the first #bitcoin only publishing house. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FootprintShow https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm https://twitter.com/BtcPseudoFinn https://twitter.com/KonsensusN Visit our websites for more info: https://konsensus.network/ https://bitcoinbook.shop/ https://www.knutsvanholm.com/

In this episode, we talk markets with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Digital Trading) and discuss several topics with Trey Aslanian and Walt Smith (Galaxy Digital Trading) in a roundtable. Specifically, we cover the troubling launch of Aptos, a new blockchain spun out of Facebook's Libra project, whether we expect blockspace to be abundant or scarce in the future, and an embarrassing security situation for BSV, a fork of a fork of Bitcoin. This episode was recorded on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. ++ Follow us on Twitter, and read our research at www.galaxydigital.io/research/to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer here:https://adobe.ly/3yX2Pdn

Chris Dixon has called blockspace the “best product” of the 2020s. We ask a16z's head of crypto to explain why that's the case and where we're headed. This piece is brought to you by Composer. Composer is the next generation of active investing. No code, no spreadsheets, no Robos and no YOLOs. Just smart investing for smart investors. Bonus: Generalist Subscribers can use this link to skip the 25,000 person waitlist today.* To find the original piece, published May 15, 2022, follow this link. Subscribe to this podcast, and to our newsletter at readthegeneralist.com. You can also follow @mariogabriele and @thegeneralistco on Twitter for updates. *See important disclaimer

Today I want to isolate the problem I brought up briefly in the previous CTV episode and expand on how I've been exploring the concept and how it might be a problem to the economics of transaction fees and how it alters the liability of who pays for the cost of the data. I think this relates to issues from the past with soft forks like P2SH, and possibly even flipping the economic incentives to the reverse, and that CTV commitments should be more accurately thought of as "blockspace debt." With this new framing, might there be a way to purposefully abuse this, a "Transaction Grenade" if you will? We explore this in today's episode. Don't forget to like and share the show with all your friends! For the best products and services to get you started in Bitcoin, our sponsors are literally a handful of those that I use most in this space: • Get Bitcoin rewards on literally everything you buy with the Fold Card (guyswann.com/fold). Get 20% off with discount code BITCOINAUDIBLE. • Buy Bitcoin automatically and painlessly with SwanBitcoin (swanbitcoin.com/guy) • Keep your Bitcoin keys safe on the secure, open source BitBox02 (guyswann.com/bitbox). Discount code GUY gets you 5% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[Caveat - A critical piece of the puzzle I lay out in this episode was something I incorrectly understood, which makes this entire thought experiment moot. I explain further in Guy's Take #55] Today I want to isolate the problem I brought up briefly in the previous CTV episode and expand on how I've been exploring the concept and how it might be a problem to the economics of transaction fees and how it alters the liability of who pays for the cost of the data. I think this relates to issues from the past with soft forks like P2SH, and possibly even flipping the economic incentives to the reverse, and that CTV commitments should be more accurately thought of as "blockspace debt." With this new framing, might there be a way to purposefully abuse this, a "Transaction Grenade" if you will? We explore this in today's episode. Don't forget to like and share the show with all your friends! For the best products and services to get you started in Bitcoin, our sponsors are literally a handful of those that I use most in this space: • Get Bitcoin rewards on literally everything you buy with the Fold Card (guyswann.com/fold). Get 20% off with discount code BITCOINAUDIBLE. • Buy Bitcoin automatically and painlessly with SwanBitcoin (swanbitcoin.com/guy) • Keep your Bitcoin keys safe on the secure, open source BitBox02 (guyswann.com/bitbox). Discount code GUY gets you 5% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message

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Jeder, der schon einmal eine Bitcoin-Transaktion gemacht hat, kennt sie: die Bitcoin-Gebühren. Sie sind elementarer Bestandteil der Blockspace-Ökonomie und wirken sich auf viele Prozesse bei Bitcoin aus. Trotzdem wissen die meisten von uns viel zu wenig über Bitcoin-Gebühren. Hauptsache die "Fees" sind nicht mal wieder viel zu hoch! Auch wir hatten die Gebühren in all den Jahren als Thema nicht wirklich auf dem Schirm. Bis wir beim letzten Bitcoin-Stammtisch anfingen darüber zu diskutieren und das Gespräch immer größer und größer wurde. Also haben wir diesen Schwung aufgegriffen und widmen uns in dieser Folge den (manchmal fiesen) Fees noch einmal etwas ausführlicher.

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