The Hash Cast, episode 380

THC 380 SHOW NOTES SPONSOR: UPSTREAM DATA https://blog.upstreamdata.ca/ SPONSOR: BRAIINS https://braiins.com/ STATE OF THE NETWORK 1) Difficulty: https://www.bitrawr.com/difficulty-estimator 2) Hashrate: https://mempool.space/graphs/mining/hashrate-difficulty 3) ASIC Prices: https://data.hashrateindex.com/rig-index-data 4) Insights: https://insights.braiins.com/en/ NEWS 1) Elizabeth Warren is making headlines in the Bitcoin space again with a bill called the “Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act”. https://twitter.com/SenWarren/status/1603033907968049154 https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/14/business/elizabeth-warren-bipartisan-crypto-crackdown/index.html Bill Text: https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/DAAML%20Act%20of%202022.pdf DEVELOPMENTS 1) Bitcoin mining company, Riot, pulls their hashrate from Braiins mining pool: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/12/05/bitcoin-miner-riot-switches-mining-pool-after-falling-short-in-november/ HOME MINER HALL OF FAME 1) @CryptoMinerCHR with the ASIC cleaner Box: https://twitter.com/CryptoMinerCHR/status/1602073608506966018 PRIVACY IMPLICATIONS 1) Ziya Sadr makes it home after about 80 days in jail with out being charged for any crimes. https://twitter.com/Saaaar_s/status/1602361017534746637