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THE MINING POD: ERCOT’s 266 GW Surge, IREN’s $2.3B Raise, GPUs > ASICs, Whatsminer M70
This week in bitcoin mining news, ERCOT sees a 266 GW of interconnection requests in 2026, IREN closed a $2.3 billion convertible note offering, and GPUs are leaving ASICs in the dust. Subscribe to the Blockspace newsletter for market-making news as it hits the wire! Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Ethan Vera, COO of Luxor, joins us as we dive into MicroBT’s Whatsminer M70 launching into a challenging ASIC market, IREN’s $2.3 billion convertible note offering, the precarious state of hashprice, Luxor’s new GPU hardware sales business, the staggering 270% leap in ERCOT interconnection requests, and the controversial Cat bitcoin fork proposal aimed at filtering ordinals / inscriptions. Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com **Notes:** - Hash price is below $40 per second - Three negative difficulty adjustments - Ercot requests leaped 270% in 2025 - 73% of requests from data centers - IREN raised $2.3B in convertible notes - M70 efficiency: 12.5 J/TH 00:00 Start 02:35 Difficulty Report by Luxor 07:26 IREN note 10:44 M70 launch 20:02 Luxor launches GPU trading 27:12 ERCOT LL requests up 270% in 2025 34:10 Cry Corner: another filter fork proposal 👉CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin Miner! CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK) is a market-leading data center developer with a proven track record of success. We own a portfolio of power, land, and data centers across the United States powered by globally competitive energy prices. Sitting at the intersection of Bitcoin, energy, operational excellence and capital stewardship, we optimize our infrastructure to deliver superior returns to our shareholders. Monetizing low-cost, high reliability energy by producing a global emerging critical resource – compute – positions us to prosper in an ever-changing world. 👉 FBOX, Cooling for Bitcoin Mining and the AI Data Center Transformation FBOX is the global leader in cooling system manufacturing, with the #1 shipment volume of bitcoin mining containers worldwide. Not only powering for the strongest hashrate, their technology also helps mining infrastructure transform into AI data centers. Backed by the largest production scale on earth, global deployment capability, and a full range of cooling solutions, they are shaping the future of compute. 👉 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 the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!
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Seeker Phone Moved $2 Billion in Just 4 Months - Solana Mobile GM
Unpacking the success of Solana Mobile's new device, Seeker, with GM Emmett Hollyer. Joining CoinDesk Live from Solana Breakpoint in Abu Dhabi, Solana Mobile GM Emmett Hollyer discusses the phenomenal success of their new device, Seeker, revealing that over $2 billion in assets have flowed through the device's native dApps in just four months. Plus, he explains how the secure Seed Vault and the zero-fee, non-restrictive dApp Store offer a major mobile breakthrough for builders and users, driving adoption globally beyond crypto-native power users. - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie and Marissa Trew.
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"It Will Flip Ethereum" - Scaramucci on Solana's Future | Markets Outlook
Solana predictions with Founder and Managing Partner of SkyBridge Capital, Anthony Scaramucci. Anthony Scaramucci, Founder and Managing Partner of SkyBridge Capital and author of the new book Solana Rising, joins CoinDesk Live from Solana Breakpoint in Abu Dhabi to lay out his prediction for the Solana ecosystem. He explains why Solana is poised to become a core layer for global tokenization, his belief that SOL will flip ETH in market cap, and how regulatory clarity (or lack thereof) in the U.S. will affect the next cycle. - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie and Marissa Trew.
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Has U.S. Crypto Market Structure Bill Hit a Wall? | CoinDesk Daily
Will the Senate make progress on market structure bill before the end of the year? Senate Democrats have delivered their latest counteroffer for the crypto market structure bill, accepting parts of the GOP framework while pushing for stricter rules on financial stability and political conduct targeting President Trump. With a handful of days left on the 2025 Senate calendar, will there be progress made on market structure? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - Break the cycle of exploitation. Break down the barriers to truth. Break into the next generation of privacy. Break Free. Free to scroll without being monetized. Free from censorship. Freedom without fear. We deserve more when it comes to privacy. Experience the next generation of blockchain that is private and inclusive by design. Break free with Midnight, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠midnight.network/break-free⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Need liquidity without selling your crypto? Take out a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Figure Crypto-Backed Loan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, allowing you to borrow against your BTC, ETH, or SOL with 12-month terms and no prepayment penalties. They have the lowest rates in the industry at 8.91%, allowing you to access instant cash or buy more Bitcoin without triggering a tax event. Unlock your crypto’s potential today at Figure! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://figuremarkets.co/coindesk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.
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Zcash Founder Zooko Wilcox: Surveillance Is a "Dangerous Experiment"
Zcash Founder Zooko Wilcox on Why Privacy is Actually the Historical Norm. In a wide-ranging interview with CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie, Zooko Wilcox, founder of Zcash, explains his new role as Strategic Advisor to Cypherpunk Technologies and why he believes the cryptocurrency's increasing price is essential for the future of freedom. He argues that our modern surveillance economy is a "radical, dangerous experiment," and that cryptographically-based privacy through Zcash is simply a return to the stable, high-agency society humanity has always known. - Check out CoinDesk's Zcash report at: https://www.coindesk.com/research/inside-zcash-encrypted-money-at-planetary-scale. - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie
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