⛏️ The Bitcoin Mining Show | Episode 12

Two guests. One powerhouse company.

This week on The Bitcoin Mining Show, Joe (aka Cinco Doggos) sits down with Jamie Gill, SVP of Sales at Luxor, and Brandon McWard, Associate Product Manager for Firmware at Luxor, for a deep dive into one of the most influential companies in Bitcoin mining today. We explore how Luxor has grown far beyond a mining pool into a full mining ecosystem, and then head into the engineering side of the house to discuss LuxOS, firmware development, customer feedback, and what’s coming next.

⚡ In this episode:

✅ How Luxor evolved from a mining pool into a complete mining platform

✅ ASIC brokerage and moving over $80M of hardware in a single quarter

✅ LuxOS firmware and efficiency gains on S19 and S21 series miners

✅ Why Luxor waives pool fees for firmware users

✅ Commander and intelligent fleet management

✅ Texas power markets and Luxor's new 4CP automation tools

✅ S19j Pro vs S21 XP: favorite miners from the Luxor team

✅ Behind the scenes with firmware development

✅ How customer requests become new firmware features

✅ Faster startup and curtailment improvements coming to LuxOS

✅ Why every watt and every minute matters in Bitcoin mining

Whether you're running a Bitaxe at home or managing megawatts, this episode delivers valuable insight from two of the people helping shape the future of Bitcoin mining.

🎙️ Guests

Jamie Gill

Senior Vice President of Sales, Luxor

Brandon McWard

Associate Product Manager, Firmware, Luxor

🌐 Follow Luxor

Website: https://www.luxor.tech

X/Twitter: https://x.com/luxor

Learn more about LuxOS firmware, ASIC brokerage, mining pools, and mining infrastructure services at Luxor.

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🚀 Episode Sponsor: Altair Tech

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The Bitcoin Mining Show | Episode 11

Nate from CoreX Hosting | Is Hydro Mining the Future?

In Episode 11 of The Bitcoin Mining Show, Joe "Cinco Doggos" Spencer sits down with Nate from CoreX Hosting to discuss one of the biggest shifts happening in Bitcoin mining today: hydro cooling.

Nate shares the story behind Iowa Mining's evolution into CoreX Hosting, the launch of their expanded hosting facility, and why they're making a major investment into hydro-cooled Bitcoin miners. The conversation dives into hydro vs air-cooled mining, miner reliability, hosting economics, infrastructure requirements, the upcoming S23 generation, and where Bitcoin mining is headed over the next five years.

If you're considering hosted mining, upgrading your fleet, or simply want to understand why some operators believe hydro is the future of Bitcoin mining, this episode is packed with practical insights from an operator who's building it today.

⚡ Topics Covered:

• Why Iowa Mining became CoreX Hosting

• CoreX's new hydro hosting deployment

• Air-cooled vs hydro-cooled Bitcoin miners

• Hosting economics and ROI

• S21 vs S23 expectations

• Fog Hashing infrastructure

• The future of Bitcoin mining

• Why immersion cooling may be losing momentum

• What miners should be watching over the next 5 years

Follow CoreX Hosting

🌐 Website:

https://www.corexhosting.io

𝕏 Twitter:

https://x.com/coreX_Hosting

Sponsor: Altair Tech

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https://www.cincodoggos.tech

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https://www.youtube.com/@CincoDoggosMining

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https://www.twitch.tv/cincodoggos

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The Bitcoin Mining Show - Episode 10

Guest: Ryan Blass, Karpuz Mining

This week on The Bitcoin Mining Show, Joe "Cinco Doggos" Spencer sits down with Ryan Blass of Karpuz Mining for an in-depth conversation about home Bitcoin mining, open-source hardware, Bitaxe culture, NerdQAxe modifications, hosted mining, and why the garage miner still matters.

Ryan shares his journey from software developer and motorcycle engine builder to one of the most recognizable makers in the home mining space. We discuss the origins of Karpuz Mining, the growing movement behind home mining, the importance of decentralization, common mistakes new miners make, and the incredible community that continues to innovate around Bitcoin.

Topics include:

• The story behind Karpuz Mining

• Bitaxe and NerdQAxe evolution

• Home mining vs industrial mining

• Hosted mining and the future of decentralization

• Open-source innovation in Bitcoin mining

• Common mistakes new miners make

• Pool selection myths

• Why home miners are more important than ever

• Building mining hardware and custom modifications

• The future of Bitcoin mining

If you're interested in Bitcoin mining, home mining, ASICs, solo mining, hosted mining, Bitaxe devices, NerdQAxes, or the growing maker movement inside Bitcoin, this is an episode you won't want to miss.

Guest Links:

Karpuz Mining

Website: (https://x.com/karpuzmining)

Cinco Doggos Mining

YouTube: (https://www.youtube.com/@CincoDoggosMining)

X/Twitter: (https://x.com/cincodoggos)

Twitch: (https://www.twitch.tv/cincodoggos)

Sponsored by Altair Tech

Website: (https://x.com/AltairTechnology)

Looking for Bitcoin mining hardware, hosting, or repair services? Check out Altair Tech and tell them Cinco Doggos sent you. Use code "CINCO" at checkout for a discount!!!!

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