# bitcoin mining (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover bitcoin mining. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Chain Split That Lasted Two Blocks](https://nicosmid.substack.com/p/the-chain-split-that-lasted-two-blocks) _2026-08-17 · The Bitcoin Mining Block Post_ 97% of hashrate didn't signal, and the enforcing chain stalled inside 48 hours ## [One Key, One Catastrophe](https://privkey.substack.com/p/one-key-one-catastrophe) _2026-08-13 · William K Santiago · PrivKey’s Blog_ A mobile FROST signer, and why threshold signatures matter more on Nostr than almost anywhere else. ## [Two Bitcoin Mining Pools Left the Market in July for Opposite Reasons](https://nicosmid.substack.com/p/two-bitcoin-mining-pools-left-the) _2026-08-05 · The Bitcoin Mining Block Post_ SBI's exit and Poolin's bankruptcy point at the same structural weakness in mid-tier pool economics ## [The Four Step Ladder That Decides a Bitcoin Miner's AI Upside](https://nicosmid.substack.com/p/the-four-step-ladder-that-decides) _2026-07-28 · The Bitcoin Mining Block Post_ Four mining models map onto four AI models ## [The Five Stages of Infrastructure Investing](https://nicosmid.substack.com/p/the-five-stages-of-infrastructure) _2026-07-24 · The Bitcoin Mining Block Post_ How Capital Wins in Energy-Backed Infrastructure ## [Why Cooling Optimization Now Matters More Than Chip Efficiency](https://nicosmid.substack.com/p/why-cooling-optimization-now-matters) _2026-07-23 · The Bitcoin Mining Block Post_ NVIDIA's next platform gets 40% more GPUs from the same power budget by optimizing cooling, not silicon ## [The 100-Point Deal Filter Every Bitcoin Mining Investor Should Run](https://nicosmid.substack.com/p/the-100-point-deal-filter-every-bitcoin) _2026-07-15 · The Bitcoin Mining Block Post_ One scoring framework, three deal modes, and the criteria that separate viable opportunities from well-packaged liabilities ## [Why Miners Who Sell into the Bear Market Lose Twice](https://nicosmid.substack.com/p/why-miners-who-sell-into-the-bear) _2026-07-09 · The Bitcoin Mining Block Post_ Liquidating mined BTC at cycle lows locks in the worst outcome ## [When the Demand Engine Runs in Reverse](https://nicosmid.substack.com/p/when-the-demand-engine-runs-in-reverse) _2026-06-30 · The Bitcoin Mining Block Post_ $22 billion in unrealized ETF losses, a broken MSTR flywheel, and a difficulty squeeze ## [The AI Infrastructure Boom Is Running the 2021 Mining Playbook](https://nicosmid.substack.com/p/the-ai-infrastructure-boom-is-running) _2026-06-23 · The Bitcoin Mining Block Post_ Same investor euphoria. Same hardware squeeze. Same rack shortage. Different asset. ## [profullstack on Ko‑fi (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DfZzI0tbXvZW) _2026-06-23 · **Sponsored**_ Open the creator's Ko‑fi page. ## [Hashprice Hits All-Time Low and Miners Capitulate](https://nicosmid.substack.com/p/hashprice-hits-all-time-low-and-miners) _2026-06-16 · The Bitcoin Mining Block Post_ ETFs dumped $5.1B over 19 straight days and SpaceX absorbs market liquidity ## [REVIEW OF 1984 (ASIMOV)](https://bc1984.com/review-of-1984-asimov/) _2026-06-02 · bc1984adam · 𝐁𝐂𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟒_ REVIEW OF 1984 By Isaac Asimov I've been writing a four-part article for Field Newspaper Syndicate at the beginning of each year for several years now and in 1980, mindful of the approach of the year 1984, FNS asked me to write a thorough critique of George Orwell& ## [Dear Utah Residents: Get VPNs Ready!](https://bc1984.com/dear-utah-residents-get-vpn-ready/) _2026-05-29 · bc1984adam · 𝐁𝐂𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟒_ Utah residents concerned about restrictions surrounding VPN use can still reliably reach providers like Mullvad , IVPN , and TorGuard by installing Tor Browser, which routes traffic through the Tor network to bypass blocks and restrictions imposed at the website or network level. Under SB 73, signed into law by Governor Spencer ## [Stop Regulation Through Prosecution #FreeSamourai](https://bc1984.com/stop-regulation-through-prosectution-free-samourai/) _2026-05-02 · bc1984adam · 𝐁𝐂𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟒_ Two software developers are now serving federal prison sentences – five years and four years respectively – for building a Bitcoin privacy tool called Samourai Wallet. I used that tool. I followed the case closely. And there's something that anyone who values the rule of law should know: ## [Quantum Bitcoin Mining](https://bc1984.com/quantum-bitcoin-mining/) _2026-04-01 · bc1984adam · 𝐁𝐂𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟒_ AI;DR (AI; Didn't Read) -- Bitcoin mining is not likely susceptible to large-scale attacks or subversion by a Quantum Computer-wielding attacker in the next 20 years. If any breakthroughs happen to the point of threatening bitcoin, it will be against its elliptic curve-based signature scheme that guards ## [Quantum Feasibility (?)](https://bc1984.com/quantum-feasibility/) _2026-03-31 · bc1984adam · 𝐁𝐂𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟒_ NOTE: This is a follow-up to my original Quantum Infeasibility (?) post wherein I expressed serious doubts about RSA or ECC cryptography being feasible to break with a quantum computer anytime in the next 50 years. I have revised my views given the recent announcements around ECC being potentially vulnerable much ## [DEADNET vs. The Word](https://bc1984.com/deadnet-vs-the-word/) _2026-03-17 · bc1984adam · 𝐁𝐂𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟒_ AI;DR (AI, Didn't Read) -- This post was generated by combining various sources on the topic of 'Dead Internet Theory', with a couple prompts to the "ChatGPT 5.4 Thinking" LLM (a robot) asking it to explore the spiritual significance of empty and ## [DON'T SPRAY ME, BRO](https://bc1984.com/dont-spray-me-bro/) _2026-03-12 · bc1984adam · 𝐁𝐂𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟒_ AI;DR: (AI; Didn't Read) -- I saw posted on Hacker News a story about a new, supposed "universal respiratory disease vaccine nasal spray". This was something that in mice kept the innate immune system active for months instead of days at a time and helped ## [BIP 110 Neutralizes Bitcoin’s Biggest Legal Attack Vector](https://privkey.substack.com/p/bip-110-neutralizes-bitcoins-biggest) _2026-02-24 · Kyle Santiago · PrivKey’s Blog_ Arbitrary data on the blockchain creates untested legal exposure for every node operator on the network. BIP 110 is the protocol-level fix that shrinks it. ## [Bitcoin Has a Squatter Problem. BIP 110 Is the Eviction Notice.](https://privkey.substack.com/p/bitcoin-has-a-squatter-problem-bip) _2026-02-17 · Kyle Santiago · PrivKey’s Blog_ Why a temporary soft fork is the most important thing happening in Bitcoin right now, and why the FUD about it is dead wrong. ## [Never miss a game (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pNPxGn9l0xWQ) _2026-02-17 · **Sponsored**_ Follow any team; get an hour and one-minute web and email reminders. ## [Relative Peace to Relative War](https://bc1984.com/relative-peace-to-relative-war/) _2026-02-12 · bc1984adam · 𝐁𝐂𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟒_ I grew up in a time of relative peace in America. My halcyon years as a kid were basically the tail end of the Soviet Union to right before the War on Terror began with 9/11. (Some would call this period the Decade of the Peace Dividend.) My parents ## [The Incorruptible Tally Board](https://privkey.substack.com/p/the-incorruptible-tally-board) _2026-02-10 · Kyle Santiago · PrivKey’s Blog_ Bitcoin isn’t “a” money. It’s the first instance of money itself, and that changes everything. ## [Helter Skelter](https://bc1984.com/helter-skedastic/) _2026-01-21 · bc1984adam · 𝐁𝐂𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟒_ AI;DR: (AI; Didn't Read) -- Sometimes life surprises you and a week feels like a decade. This is true in markets and in real life too. The content below was written 95% by ChatGPT 5.2 Thinking. ORIGINAL PROMPT: Discuss real life examples of Heteroskedasticity as observed ## [IS GLD THE BEST SPY?](https://bc1984.com/is-gld-the-best-spy/) _2026-01-13 · bc1984adam · 𝐁𝐂𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟒_ From the dotcom peak in 2000 to today, the price of the S&P 500 index has risen on average 5.9% per year. With dividends reinvested, e.g. via the SPY ETF, the total return increases to 8.41% CAGR. via: https://dqydj.com/etf-return-calculator/?ticker=SPY This ## [THE UNIVERSE IS REAL](https://bc1984.com/the-universe-is-real/) _2026-01-12 · bc1984adam · 𝐁𝐂𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟒_ UBCO study debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation Patty Wellborn – October 30, 2025 Original Article: https://news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/10/30/ubco-study-debunks-the-idea-that-the-universe-is-a-computer-simulation New study uses logic and physics to definitively answer one of science's biggest questions In the film The Matrix ## [INFO FAST](https://bc1984.com/info-fast/) _2026-01-08 · bc1984adam · 𝐁𝐂𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟒_ Drastically Reducing Twitter (X) Usage Twitter (X) is very addictive for me. This is a problem. I can say I enjoy it, that I get value out of it. Some connections, insights, information, entertainment, tips, etc. But I don't get real connection out of it. Not really. At ## [Building a Lunar Mass Driver: How Starship, AI Robots, and Bitcoin Lightning Could Launch the Off-World Economy](https://privkey.substack.com/p/building-a-lunar-mass-driver-how) _2025-12-19 · William K Santiago · PrivKey’s Blog_ The dream in one sentence ## [Bitcoin, Open Source, and the Radical Case for Voluntary Property Rights](https://privkey.substack.com/p/bitcoin-open-source-and-the-radical) _2025-12-02 · Kyle Santiago · PrivKey’s Blog_ How anarcho-capitalist philosophy found its first real-world proof in Bitcoin and code ## [Pardon Samourai Devs, Mr. President](https://bc1984.com/pardon-samourai-devs-mr-president/) _2025-11-20 · bc1984adam · 𝐁𝐂𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟒_ NOTE: SENT TO THE PRESIDENT ON NOVEMBER 20, 2025 VIA whitehouse.gov/contact Dear Mr. President, Please consider granting a pardon to Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, the developers of the bitcoin app known as “Samourai Wallet”. I voted for you in all three elections. I took ## [Safeguarding Your Crypto Assets: Understanding CCSS and Defending Against Micro Drone Surveillance](https://privkey.substack.com/p/safeguarding-your-crypto-assets-understanding) _2025-11-10 · William K Santiago · PrivKey’s Blog_ In the world of cryptocurrency, where your private keys and seed phrases are the ultimate guardians of your wealth, new threats are constantly emerging. ## [CLI-first decentralized compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/W0qzHI9IgwH4) _2025-11-10 · **Sponsored**_ Run and pay spare GPUs from the CLI — transcode, coinpay (DID+escrow), infernet (AI). ## [Reclaiming Your Identity: Why Governments Want Your Digital ID—and How Bitcoin Can Set You Free](https://privkey.substack.com/p/reclaiming-your-identity-why-governments) _2025-10-23 · William K Santiago · PrivKey’s Blog_ Imagine this: You’re a law-abiding citizen in London or Berlin, minding your own business, opening a simple bank account. ## [Quantum Infeasibility (?)](https://bc1984.com/quantum-infeasability/) _2025-10-21 · bc1984adam · 𝐁𝐂𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟒_ AI;DR: (AI; Didn't Read) -- I doubt that Cryptographically Relevant Quantum Computing will be developed within the next 50 years. I have read a decent amount of other people's thoughts about this topic, but was a bit too lazy to synthesize all the notes I ## [Not Your Node, Not Your Bitcoin: Why Knots Matters Now](https://privkey.substack.com/p/not-your-node-not-your-bitcoin-why) _2025-10-14 · Kyle Santiago · PrivKey’s Blog_ A guide for regular Bitcoiners who care about keeping Bitcoin as money, not a hard drive ## [The Silent Coup: How Stablecoins and the GENIUS Act Are Reshaping Global Finance](https://privkey.substack.com/p/the-silent-coup-how-stablecoins-and) _2025-10-06 · William K Santiago · PrivKey’s Blog_ In a rapidly evolving financial landscape, where digital assets are challenging centuries-old monetary systems, a “silent coup” is underway. ## [PGP Key Management](https://bc1984.com/pgp-key-management/) _2025-08-27 · bc1984adam · 𝐁𝐂𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟒_ This post outlines PGP key practices through user scenarios and hardware-based options for Linux users, focusing on security and usability. PGP Key Vignettes Alex is a sales rep learning about Linux and encryption. He is dipping his toes in for the first time on using PGP for secure email. He