Author: CoinDesk

Block is most well known for its point of sale hardware. But now they are gunning for the bitcoin mining market.

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! On today’s bonus edition, Perry Hothi from Block joins us to talk about Proto’s new ASIC miner, Rig. We dive deep into the technical specs, modular hashboard design, open-source mining software, and how Block plans to compete in a hardware market dominated by Bitmain. Perry explains Rig’s data center-inspired features and Block's broader Bitcoin ecosystem strategy.

Notes:

• 14.1 joules per hash efficiency rating

• 12kW power consumption per unit

• 96-124 chips per configuration

• Swappable hashboard design

• Single phase power that helps balance all three phases

• Two fans per three hash boards design

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

01:31 Specs: Jules per Terahash

05:18 Form Factor

12:03 Colorado Air Filter

13:05 Hashboard Swapping

17:28 Under clocking (operating range)

18:54 Block ecosystem

21:22 Competitors

23:42 Cleanspark

24:11 Next Gen

👉CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin Miner!

CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK), America's Bitcoin Miner®, is a market-leading Bitcoin miner with a proven track record of success. They own a fully self-operated portfolio of mining facilities across the U.S. powered by globally competitive energy prices. CleanSpark sits at the intersection of Bitcoin, energy, operational excellence and capital stewardship. Optimally monetizing low-cost, high reliability electricity positions them to prosper in an ever-changing world.

👉 Luxor, Leaders In Bitcoin Mining and Compute Power!

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👉 Colorado Air Filter, Leaders In Mining HVAC Solutions!

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We’re explaining why trying to filter Bitcoin is a fool’s errand.

We dive into the “filter debate,” dissecting why some Bitcoin purists are demanding JPEG‑free blocks and why their efforts are futile, but harmful to the bitcoin network. Fee economics, block‑size limits, real‑world examples, and the clash between censorship resistance and arbitrary data.

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Notes:

    Block size capped ~4 MB (~250 GB/yr)

    $600 M+ spent on ordinal fees

    Knots rose from 5 % to 18 %

    30/25 000 nodes filtered in early test

    100 % filtered nodes still ineffective

    Fee market drives transaction inclusion

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

02:54 Letter Analogy

05:40 Nations censoring transactions

07:16 Spam

16:16 JPEGS

18:03 Block size

19:12 Death to JPEGS

20:32 IBD (initial block download)

26:11 But we are filtering X transactions!

27:24 First principles

34:36 Oh Luke... so disappointing..

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Is Tether getting into gold mining?

Stablecoin issuer Tether is considering investing in gold mining. According to the report from Financial Times, the USDT issuer has held discussions with mining groups about putting money into the gold supply chain, including refining, trading and royalties. Plus, U.S. employment data in August shows a slowed labor market. CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

On today’s roundup, we have an ASIC market update from Luxor, plus American Bitcoin’s debut on public markets and why one investor wants to put the freeze on the Core Scientific-CoreWeave deal.

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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Colin and Will with Luxor’s ASIC Trading Desk Senior Account Manager Sarah Tang about the ASIC market landscape, including how tariffs are impacting pricing, demand, and futures orders, plus the most popular ASIC models currently. For news, they cover American Bitcoin’s volatile Nasdaq debut, JonesResearch pumping the brakes on its IREN rating, and Core Scientific’s largest active investors imploring others to vote no on the CoreWeave acquisition.

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**Notes:**

•     50 % tariff on Chinese rigs

•     22 % tariff on SE Asian rigs

•     Difficulty target  for 1 ZH/s = 139.7 T hashes

•     Hash price ≈ $53.8 /TH/day

•     American Bitcoin surged to $13/share, fell to $6.38

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

02:17 Difficulty Report by Luxor

04:33 American Bitcoin public listing

07:10 ASIC prices

17:10 Cleanspark

17:39 Jones Research downgrades IREN

22:50 Cry Corner: Two Seas Capital

👉CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin Miner!

CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK), America's Bitcoin Miner!®, is a market-leading, pure play Bitcoin miner with a proven track record of success. They own a fully self-operated portfolio of mining facilities across the U.S. powered by globally competitive energy prices. CleanSpark sits at the intersection of Bitcoin, energy, operational excellence and capital stewardship to monetize low-cost, high reliability energy while securing the most important finite, global asset – Bitcoin.

👉 Luxor, Leaders In Bitcoin Mining and Compute Power!

Get game-changing mining results with Luxor Firmware. Boost hashrate, cut energy costs, protect your hardware, and maximize mining profits with LuxOS.

👉 Colorado Air Filter, Leaders In Mining HVAC Solutions!

Pick from 6 different filtration brands from MERV 8 pleats to HEPA filters. Get your mine in top shape before the heat and dust of this summer comes! Contact sales@coloradoairfilter.com

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!

The latest price moves and insights with Eric Trump and Asher Genoot.

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American Bitcoin just made its NASDAQ debut, trading under the ticker ABTC. In this exclusive interview with CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie, American Bitcoin Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer Eric Trump and Executive Chairman Asher Genoot discuss the company's strategy and what's next.

This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.

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Midnight is introducing a novel approach to token distribution. The Midnight Glacier Drop is a multi-phase distribution of the NIGHT token, aimed at empowering a broad, diverse community to build the future of the Midnight network. Holders of ADA, BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, BNB, AVAX and BAT are eligible to participate in the first phase.

Help usher in the next generation of blockchain with rational privacy and cooperative tokenomics on the Midnight network. To learn more, visit midnight.gd and prepare for the Midnight Glacier Drop.

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.

Could Polymarket make a return to the U.S. with the CFTC's no-action letter to QCX?

The CFTC granted a no-action letter to QCX, Polymarket's new U.S. acquisition, over certain regulatory requirements involving events contracts. Is the prediction market coming back to America? CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

The latest price moves and insights with Kevin O'Leary.

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O'Leary Ventures Chairman Kevin O'Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, joins CoinDesk to discuss his evolving strategy for the maturing crypto market. He explains why he no longer focuses on the daily bitcoin price and has instead switched to an approach that earns yield on his core BTC and ETH holdings. Plus, his hot take on the future of digital ownership, calling NFTs a "fad" and explaining why he's optimistic on the tokenization of high-value physical assets.

This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.

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Midnight is introducing a novel approach to token distribution. The Midnight Glacier Drop is a multi-phase distribution of the NIGHT token, aimed at empowering a broad, diverse community to build the future of the Midnight network. Holders of ADA, BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, BNB, AVAX and BAT are eligible to participate in the first phase.

Help usher in the next generation of blockchain with rational privacy and cooperative tokenomics on the Midnight network. To learn more, visit midnight.gd and prepare for the Midnight Glacier Drop.

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.

The latest price moves and insights with Ondo Finance Chief Strategy Officer Ian De Bode.

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Ondo Finance launched Ondo Global Markets on Wednesday, a new platform offering fully backed, tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs to investors worldwide. Chief Strategy Officer Ian De Bode explains how the tokens provide direct, on-chain exposure to U.S. assets, making capital markets more accessible, transparent, and portable for international investors. De Bode joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie to discuss the launch.

This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.

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Midnight is introducing a novel approach to token distribution. The Midnight Glacier Drop is a multi-phase distribution of the NIGHT token, aimed at empowering a broad, diverse community to build the future of the Midnight network. Holders of ADA, BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, BNB, AVAX and BAT are eligible to participate in the first phase.

Help usher in the next generation of blockchain with rational privacy and cooperative tokenomics on the Midnight network. To learn more, visit midnight.gd and prepare for the Midnight Glacier Drop.

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom teases an upcoming release of a memecoin to challenge TRUMP.

California Governor Gavin Newsom teased an upcoming release of a memecoin to challenge TRUMP. Will it be able to "turn up the heat"? CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”

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Break the cycle of exploitation.

Break down the barriers to truth.

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Break Free.

Free to scroll without being monetized.

Free from censorship.

Freedom without fear.

We deserve more when it comes to privacy. Experience the next generation of blockchain that is private and inclusive by design.

Break free with Midnight, visit midnight.network/break-free

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

Ed and Tim from Bitcoin Treasuries break down the corporate bitcoin strategy space, MicroStrategy's dominance, valuation challenges, and what's next for treasury companies in this volatile market.

Ed and Tim from Bitcoin Treasuries join us to talk about the explosive growth of bitcoin treasury companies, why traditional metrics don't work anymore, MicroStrategy's continued outperformance versus the Mag 7, mining companies losing narrative appeal, and their upcoming September 17th Bitcoin Treasuries Unconference in NYC.

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**Notes:**

• MSTR outperformed Mag 7 every day for a year

• Traditional PE ratios don't work for BTC cos

• MicroStrategy: $500M revenue, $75M profit

• Fixed income markets worth $4 trillion

• Many treasury cos trade below NAV

• Bitcoin gains counted as revenue now

Timestamps

00:00 Start

01:17 Conference & podcast

03:01 MSTR price lag

05:20 Market outlook

06:55 Why BTC treasury companies?

09:30 Comparing companies

15:03 Bearish BTC miners?

18:34 Future of treasury companies

22:20 Winner take most or all?

23:27 Attracting capital

26:23 Bitmex Report

28:56 Conference highlights

32:55 Wrap up

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👋Bitcoin Season 2 is produced Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on Twitter and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech!

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