The Hash Cast, episode 360

Episode 360 show notes: STATE OF THE NETWORK Difficulty: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/difficulty-chart https://minerdaily.com/2022/btc-hash-rate-gains-in-2022/ https://insights.braiins.com/en/cost-to-mine/ Hashrate: https://www.coinwarz.com/mining/bitcoin/hashrate-chart https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/hashrate-btc-ema14.html#3y ASIC Prices: https://data.hashrateindex.com/rig-index-data NEWS Miner Daily miner price outlook and ROI metrics. https://minerdaily.com/2022/are-bitcoin-miner-prices-dropping/ Kazakhstan confiscates $200 million worth of miners: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/137902/kazakhstan-has-confiscated-nearly-200-million-in-mining-equipment-from-unregistered-miners Hive lands deal with Intel for ASIC chips: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hive-blockchain-announces-landmark-deal-060000237.html?guccounter=1 DEVELOPMENTS Mega miner vulnerability thread: https://twitter.com/sovrynmindset/status/1501199823659315204?s=20&t=yEE0QXgOHKD2kZpy_o7I0g EU reignites push to ban PoW mining: https://twitter.com/paddi_hansen/status/1502546546914729984?s=20&t=gO77liVKnDlp8QKZpIO9Hg The Bitcoin Policy Institute? https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1502911230943522820?s=20&t=GayHbrOEudBDG6LSkVlldQ https://www.btcpolicy.org/ https://global-uploads.webflow.com/61d2416d1d63f07ecbfd010c/6227990b73b93e046dc55e2e_Bitcoin and U.S. National Security.pdf HOME MINER HALL OF FAME @DaddyBTC_pleb reduces natgas usage by 88%: https://twitter.com/DaddyBTC_pleb/status/1499576237727043586?s=20&t=yEE0QXgOHKD2kZpy_o7I0g @Schnitzel with the KOA mining: https://twitter.com/Schnitzel/status/1500255827734642688?s=20&t=yEE0QXgOHKD2kZpy_o7I0g @DasFiesel with the 3d printed S9 handle: https://twitter.com/DasFiesel/status/1502108874672848904?s=20&t=cPIReKXcOJLHUqpF16dTgg @BTCSpeedBoat with the Price indicator LEDs: https://twitter.com/BTCSpeedBoat/status/1502302096313434116?s=20&t=gCoikdBw2MK1DBtJz57zAg PRIVACY IMPLICATIONS Brett Harrison of FTX explains their process: https://twitter.com/ODELL/status/1500667083365007363?s=20&t=qqFYmjdkcTDmYNn_b5rINw Wasabi's CoinJoin coordinator starts censoring UTXOs: https://twitter.com/SamouraiWallet/status/1504489920827645959?s=20&t=46xQEOD0y9xkuwMg7J23Sw https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/wasabi-wallet-explains-new-bitcoin-censorship https://twitter.com/SamouraiWallet/status/1504448487332667397?s=20&t=46xQEOD0y9xkuwMg7J23Sw