A$2.7 Million Mining Heist, Tariffs For Miners and Top 5 Mining Historical Moments

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April 25, 2025 • 38 mins

FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HERE Welcome to The Mining Pod! In this episode, the team discusses recent Bitcoin mining trends including a projected 8% difficulty decrease, fee revenue rebounding to 3.3% of block rewards, and major loans from Coinbase and Matrixport to miners amid ATM market hesitancy. They analyze the curious case of $2.7M in stolen Bitcoin miners (many outdated S9s) intercepted at LAX, customs control gaming allegations, and tariff implications for ASIC importation. The highlight is a lively debate on the top 5 moments in Bitcoin mining history, with strong disagreements about whether mining pools deserve a spot! Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com # Notes: • Bitcoin hash rate down ~100 EH/s from April peak • Transaction fees rebounding to 3.3% of block rewards • $2.7M in stolen ASIC miners intercepted at LAX • AnAlpha IPO filing with 1.63B in outstanding loans • ASIC miners classified under tariff code 8543 • AnAlpha's US customer base dropped from 25% to 6.9% Timestamps: 00:00 Start 00:13 Luxor Difficulty Report 06:21 LAPD Finds Millions in Stolen S9s 08:37 Sneaking ASICs into the US? 12:19 Tariffs again.... 15:35 Fractal Bitcoin 16:11 Top 5 Bitcoin Mining Moments in History 31:26 Antalpha’s IPO 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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