Episode 147 - The Final Countdown

This week we cover a variety of topics including the largest transaction fee ever for a Bitcoin Block (85.2163  BTC!!!!), the continued pain in the Bitcoin mining industry caused by the race to 500 EH, Milei's plans to shutter the Argentine Central Bank and my extensive plans for December's hiatus. BTC price at weekly close: $37,454Block height at time of recording: 818,653News and NotesBlock 818087 Transaction Fee Largest EverSix Straight Upward Difficulty Adjustments to New All Time HighArgentina Central Bank Shutdown "Non Negotiable"Music CreditsProtofunk by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunkLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseEthernight Club by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/7612-ethernight-clubLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseWebsitehttps://satoshis-plebs.comPodcasting 2.0 Apps available at http://podcastapps.com and Value4Value information page available here: https://value4value.infoMcIntosh can be reached by email at [email protected] and on Twitter at @McIntoshFinTech. His mastodon handle is @[email protected] and his Nostr.  Kenshin can be reached on Twitter at @kenshin_ninja or on Nostr. Kenshin’s email is [email protected]. You can also follow the Satoshi’s Plebs podcast account on Nostr. We are looking forward to hearing from you!We are looking forward to hearing from you!