Ranking Bitcoin Miners, Auradine’s $150M Raise, and Coinbase’s ‘Base’ Rugpull

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Welcome to The Mining Pod! In this episode, the gang breaks down the latest in Bitcoin mining with their weekly hash price update, showing prices hovering around $45 per petahash day with an expected 2.5% difficulty increase. We then flex to”Bitcoin Mining Mountain” – a spicy tier ranking of top mining companies based purely on vibes. The crew also discusses Auradine raising $153 million in Series C funding to expand ASIC manufacturing, dives into Luxor’s derivatives market for hash rate futures, and concludes with Coinbase’s alleged front-running controversy with their “Base is for Everyone” token launch.

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# Notes:

– Hash price currently at $45 per petahash per day

– Expected 2.5% difficulty adjustment on April 19

– Ordean raises $153M in Series C funding

– Bit Deer ranked S-tier due to Tether investment

– Luxor did $65M in notional volume in Q1

– Hash rate growth projected to slow in 2025

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