ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
A Bitcoin podcast focused on open-source Bitcoin mining, energy, and freedom tech. Recorded weekly. Co-hosted by: @econoalchemist, @skot9000, and @tylerkstevens
Update frequency:
every 9 days
Average audio length:
75 minutes
Guest interviews
Has sponsors
English
United States
132 episodes
since Dec. 3, 2022
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
In this episode, we dug into a frustration we keep running into: more people than ever understand the promise of hash rate heating, home mining, and alternative Bitcoin mining applications, but far fewer understand why open-source mining hardware and software are necessary to make that future real.…
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In this episode, we unpacked the growing wave of security failures showing up everywhere at once—from a severe Linux kernel vulnerability and the Binance hack to hardware wallet flaws, exposed IoT systems, and the broader reality that more critical infrastructure is now connected, fragile, and incr…
In this episode, we dug into what felt like a nonstop wave of security incidents across the internet and Bitcoin-adjacent tools, from wallet breaches and phishing concerns to major vulnerabilities in PHP and Tailscale. We unpacked why this moment feels different: smaller bugs with massive consequen…
In this episode, we flew without adult supervision and covered a wide range of territory, starting with reviving old hardware and ending with the future of Bitcoin, mining, and digital sovereignty. We talked about breathing new life into a 5K Intel iMac with Linux, the growing excitement around AI-…
In this episode, we had some fun with the idea that POD256 might be a “sophisticated” Bitcoin mining podcast, then used that as a springboard to talk about what listeners really want from technical Bitcoin media: practical, actionable information. We reflected on the niche within a niche that is op…
In this episode, we recapped Tyler’s trip to the Midwest Bitcoin Summit in Columbus and dug into a theme that kept surfacing throughout the week: how patents and closed systems can slow adoption, while open-source development unlocks entirely new markets. We connected historical examples like autom…
In this episode, we kicked things off with a fresh Bitcoin mining network update, covering hash rate, difficulty, pool distribution, and some interesting movement from Ocean. Even though Eco accidentally called this episode #125, it is actually #126. Moving on, we zoomed in on our hosted HydraPool …
After a short hiatus, we’re back and diving into how our workflow is changing with BuzzRelay, an open-source collaboration tool built on Nostr that lets AI agents participate as native members of the chat. We walked through how we’re using a dedicated podcast agent to prep each episode with Bitcoin…
In this episode, we dug into the latest fallout around Ocean Mining and Luke Dashjr’s departure as CTO, along with the broader controversy around BIP 110 and the so-called “LukeCoin” proof-of-work fork. We talked through why the messaging around that fork is so misleading, how term redefinition kee…
In this episode, we dug into a rough stretch for Bitcoin infrastructure and security, starting with the Coldcard entropy exploit, the messy hotfix fallout, and related concerns around BTC Pay Server and Lightning vulnerabilities. From there, we explored how AI-assisted security research is rapidly …
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