THE MINING POD: Bitmain’s Border Dispute, Trump’s Tariffs, ERCOT’s Mining Registration and Hosting Market Check In
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🗓️ 29 November 2024
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Miners are having a hard time getting units across U.S. borders, according to our investigation.
It’s a holiday week but a lot has happened in Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining! We’re going through our scoop on Bitmain’s issues with the U.S. CBP, how miners are dealing with Trump’s possible tariffs (and what they can mean for your business), why and how ERCOT is asking miners to register and lastly a check in on the hosting market with our friends over at Compass Mining!
Check out Compass Mining for more information on the hosting market in Bitcoin: @compass_mining
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
02:40 Difficulty update
06:44 Customs confiscates Antminers
12:42 Trump tariffs
20:16 Compass: Hosting market
32:02 New Texas reporting rules
39:37 Cry corner: ETH heads are shook
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| 0:49.7 | What's up, y'all? Welcome back to the Mining Pod News Roundup on this beautiful Thanksgiving week. |
| 0:54.9 | I hope everyone have a wonderful holiday. We are recording this on Wednesday, so we are eagerly anticipating our annual stuffing at Thanksgiving dinner or lunch. |
| 1:03.9 | Matt, Will, how are we doing? |
| 1:05.4 | Good. Matt and I are in the same state, different cities. |
| 1:08.5 | And I'm already been telling you guys earlier and recording |
| 1:12.3 | outside to get some vitamin D. But the real reason is just people are the place to stay |
| 1:18.5 | at a little sunny. And now you're back in the best zone in the U.S. CST. |
| 1:24.9 | CST is not my favorite. I'm a CST supremacist myself. |
| 1:29.3 | EST or MST for the win. |
| 1:34.3 | PST is too far out. |
| 1:36.3 | Anyways, I took all the time up. |
| 1:38.3 | Matt, how you doing? |
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