You're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 7,000 Bitcoiners.: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.comWelcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Skot from the Bitaxe project and Econoalchemist from Pod256 join the show to talk about open-source Bitcoin mining hardware.From hitting a Bitcoin block during a mining charity event to developing standardized hashBoards, we talk about Bitcoin mining hardware. Learn about their Skot and Econoalchemsts take on the Bitmain monopoly and attempt to make Bitcoin mining accessible to everyone.Notes:• BitaxeOpen Source Project• 256 Foundation Mission• Breaking Mining Monopolies• Standardized Hash Boards• DIY Mining Innovation• Hardware DemocratizationTimestamps00:00 Start01:59 Telehash & hitting block05:26 Intros12:51 256 Foundation mandate?16:02 BitAxe users18:53 AmberOne project22:08 Designer BitAxe culture27:24 Mining centralization👉 CleanSpark (CLSK), America’s Bitcoin Miner!Cleanspark develops infrastructure for Bitcoin, an essential tool for financial independence and inclusion. Learn more by visiting https://www.cleanspark.com/!👉 Digital Shovel, All Things Crypto Mining!Are you a Crypto miner looking to expand your operations leading into this next Bull Market? Digital Shovel is a leading manufacturer of modular mining pods, as well as PDUs & Switchgears. Industry leading prices starting at $69,000/MW for a complete datacenter, including Smart PDUs and switchgear. For more information, visit www.DigitalShovel.com👉 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.Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in theBitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices