Date: February 16, 2023

Block Height: 776,877

Days until the halving: 438 according to https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/

Catch-Up:

• POD256 enables PayNym donation method: https://paynym.is/+pod256
• Pick any Lincoin URL:

a)  stratum+tcp://NA.lincoin.com:3333

b)  stratum+tcp://EU.lincoin.com:3333

c) stratum+tcp://LatAm.lincoin.com:3333

d) stratum+tcp://CIS.lincoin.com:3333

e) stratum+tcp://Asia.lincoin.com:3333

f) stratum+tcp://OC.lincoin.com:3333

g) stratum+tcp://Africa.lincoin.com:3333

Then use "pod256.worker1" as the worker name, or add your own name to the end for a shoutout on the pod

• Shout out to @BTCtwatterpants, Greta Thunberg, @_business_cat, @ChadFarrow, @proofofworkbook, & @Robatucara who have all pointed hash towards our mining account this week

State of the Network

• Bitrawr - difficulty estimator: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator
• Mempool.space - hashrate & difficulty: https://mempool.space/
• ASIC prices - hashrate index from luxor: https://data.hashrateindex.com/asic-index-data
• Hashvalue - Braiins insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/

News:

• Repair: https://twitter.com/cryptominerchr/status/1624490307835265024
• News: https://twitter.com/harry_sudock/status/1625887907473924099
• How are public miners fairing in 2023 so far with @Jmellerud: https://twitter.com/JMellerud/status/1624108925162225673
• Argo Blockchain CEO steps down after sale of Helios to Galaxy Digital: https://twitter.com/PeterGWall/status/1623675909998891009

Home Miner of the Week:

• @mach9d heats 3,400 sq.ft home with two S9 miners: https://twitter.com/mach9d/status/1625988604567617537
• Tag your favorite home miner setup using #POD256

No Holds Barred:

John Stefanopoulos, Founder - FutureBit

FutureBit: https://www.futurebit.io/

John Stefanopoulos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JStefanop1

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