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116. Decentralizing Pool Payouts: Inside GridPool with Agent P
In this episode, we sit down with Agent P to unpack his open-source project GridPool, a radically simple approach to decentralizing Bitcoin mining payouts. We trace his journey from early concerns…
115. From Bitaxe to Exahash: Inside HydroPool’s Record Stress Test and What’s Next
In this episode, we debrief Telehash #4 and dig into the open-source future of Bitcoin mining. We share behind-the-scenes metrics from HydraPool’s six-and-a-half–hour live stress test, including 30.8…
114. Open Source Wins in Vegas: $100k Boost, DoomAxe Demo, and Telehash #4
In this week’s catch-up, Skot, Tyler, & econoalchemist sit down with each other after a whirlwind couple of weeks and get the full down low from the Vegas conference—panels, debates, demos, and a…
113. Touchscreens, Thermostats, and Doom: A Weekend of Open Mining Hacks
In this episode, we go deep on a wild weekend of open hardware hacking across the 256 Foundation community. Skot walks us through getting Mujina running on an S19j Pro with Wi‑Fi via a hidden USB…
112. Stratum v2, Nonce Space, and the DIY Miner’s Comeback
On Tax Day, we kick off POD256 #112 with a wide-ranging, host-perspective dive into home mining, open-source mining firmware, decentralized pools, and where the ASIC market is headed. We revisit the…
111. Open-Source Overdrive: Mujina Breakthroughs, Public Pool’s First Block, and LibreBoard v3
In this episode, we kick things off with the joys and perils of being “nerd‑sniped” by new open-source hardware ideas—from sketching a $20 USB Bitcoin miner concept we jokingly dubbed Bitaxe Latte,…
110. April Fools, Real Progress: Open Firmware, Open Pools, and the Path to Decentralized Mining
In this lively April 1 episode of POD256, we cut through the April Fools noise to share real updates from the open-source Bitcoin mining front. We preview the Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las Vegas,…
109. Hashrate Heat, Home Sovereignty, and the Open-Source Mining Stack
In this episode, Tyler and eco hold down the fort while Skot is away and dive deep into the frontier of Bitcoin-powered heating and open-source mining. They walk through a new Home Assistant +…
108. From Mixers to Miners: Why Samourai Matters for All of Bitcoin (and What You Can Do)
In this live episode from Denver, we rally behind the Samourai Wallet developers, Keonne Rodriguez and William Hill, who are serving federal prison sentences for building noncustodial privacy…
107. Hacking the Antminer: Mujina on Stock Control Boards, Dev Fees Be Gone
In this episode, we go deep on open-source Bitcoin mining firmware and tooling with Tyler, Skot, and eco. Skot shares his hack of running Mujina on stock Bitmain Antminer S19 control boards—no SD…
106. High Signal in the Hashtub: Workshops, Open Source, and Hashrate Heat
In this episode, we debrief the second annual Heatpunk Summit from the legendary Hashtub in Denver. We recap how builders from HVAC, hydronics, and home mining came together to advance hashrate…
105. Chips, Chains, and Hot Tubs: Open Mining Goes Hands‑On
In episode 105, we finally get the stream dialed and dive straight into hands‑on Bitcoin mining and open-source hardware updates. We share the latest on Ember One: a sneaky IO voltage domain bug…
104. AI, Open-Source Bitcoin Mining, and Battling Surveillance
In this live episode of POD256 (Ep. 104), eco is joined by Scott and Tyler—freshly minted 256 Foundation board members—for a fast-paced tour through open-source Bitcoin mining, DIY heat reuse, and…
103. Closed-Source is Retarded: Building Bitcoin Miners for Homes, Businesses, and Beyond
In this episode, eco & Tyler Stevens, CEO and founder of Exergy Heat, to dig into why open-source hardware and firmware are critical for the future of Bitcoin mining, especially for heat reuse in…
102. Why Open Firmware Wins: A Post-NEMS Debrief with Mujina’s Lead Dev
In episode 102, we are joined by Ryan, lead developer of the Mujina firmware, for a debrief on Telehash #3 live demo and the momentum around the 256 Foundation’s fully open Bitcoin mining stack. We…
101. HydraPool, HashDash, and the Telehash Playbook: Open-Sourcing Bitcoin Mining
In this episode, the 256 Foundation crew and developer d++ go deep on HydraPool, our open‑source Bitcoin mining pool stack, and the new HashDash and upcoming TeleDash dashboards powering the Telehash…
100. Dismantling the Black Box: Hydra Pool, Libre Board, and a Fully Open Miner Demo
In our 100th episode, we celebrate three years of POD256 and almost two years of building the open-source Bitcoin mining stack. We share behind‑the‑scenes stories from our first Telehash block find…
099. Code Is Not Crime: Samourai Petition, Pool Scams, and Open Mining Tools
In today’s POD256, we opened with a timely update on the Change.org petition to pardon Samourai Wallet developers Bill and Keonne. We dug into confusing verification flows, the low conversion rate…
098. From Mauritius to Modular Miners: Open-Source Bitcoin Mining, Direct-DC Solar, and Hydra Pool
In this episode, eco & Tyler welcome back Skot who was at the African Bitcoin Conference, this year hosted in Mauritius, where he spoke on open-source Bitcoin mining. We swap travel tales…
097. From Lab to Hash: Ember One, Libre Board, and an Open-Source Mining Future
In this episode of POD256, Tyler and eco catch up on winter in Colorado, project trucks, and then dive deep into the latest in Bitcoin mining and freedom tech. We recap last week’s conversation with…
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