The Hash Cast, episode 366

Episode 366 Show Notes STATE OF THE NETWORK Difficulty: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator https://mempool.space/graphs/mining/hashrate-difficulty Hashrate: https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/hashrate-btc-ema14.html#3y ASIC Prices: https://data.hashrateindex.com/rig-index-data Insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/cost-to-mine/ NEWS Denver based, Crusoe opens shop in the Middle East: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/middle-eastern-oil-companies-to-use-excess-gas-for-mining-bitcoin Biden Administration seeks to form PoW policy: https://archive.ph/BSeVq DEVELOPMENTS Oil companies continue to bet on Bitcoin: https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/these-public-oil-companies-are-joining-forces-bitcoin-miners-reshape-industry Jason Williams, @GoingParabolic, floats plans to mine bitcoin in cruise ship using twin nuclear reactors. https://twitter.com/GoingParabolic/status/1532026914222784512?s=20&t=-GSJedtyMaAFj8PJc3yEkQ Bitrawr adds reachable nodes interactive globe page: https://www.bitrawr.com/bitcoin-node-map HOME MINER HALL OF FAME @thenetworkage with the immersed S19j Pro: https://twitter.com/thenetworkage/status/1531571039565914113?s=20&t=xeIg5V5LH4oFHrlttO7eWg @PMonkeyBTC refining his immersion setup: https://twitter.com/PMonkeyBTC/status/1532165885414100994?s=20&t=-GSJedtyMaAFj8PJc3yEkQ @BitcoinBrabant with the Bitcoinbazooka: https://twitter.com/BitcoinBrabant/status/1533078001935601664?s=20&t=9as0hgdP_Qjmcd2gEz2IoA PRIVACY LinCoin implements PayNym Mining Reward Payouts: https://twitter.com/LincoinPool/status/1529853127003779072?s=20&t=ALB9bXhnEJzuKPJ9ijlGxA