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We're expanding OpenIP to include Bitkey and Proto patents. Our patent pledge is a commitment to use patents defensively, protecting Block and our community from bad actors while enabling good-faith builders to innovate freely. Learn more: block.xyz/inside/block-e…

California is generating more clean energy than it can absorb, and much of it goes untapped. Meanwhile, our grids remain strained. Bitcoin mining can help bridge that gap. 👉 Read more on our blog how bitcoin mining can help create an energy-abundant America: proto.xyz/blog/posts/wan…

Hardware that succeeds at scale starts with listening to users. Next week at Nashville Energy & Mining Summit, @TempletonThomas (Hardware Lead at @blocks ) will join @robertwarren from @bitcoinpark_ for a fireside chat on user-centered design drawing from his experience building some of the most widely used hardware products.

Energy policy isn’t theoretical - it shows up on the grid. Next week at Nashville Energy & Mining Summit at @bitcoinpark_ , @wpaulblock our Policy Lead at @blocks will sit down with @zackcohen_ from @bitcoinpolicy and @Sully21 from White Oak Strategies to talk through what it takes to align regulation and energy optimization in the real world.

Cool to be featured on the @protomining home page. Really exciting to think about how we can partner on our quest to build a new economic model for small farms by adding agrivoltaics (solar over farming w BTC mining and battery storage behind the grid) and carbon removal. Looking forward to deploying domestically manufactured miners on our farms. #agrivoltaics #BitcoinMining #RegenerativeAgriculture #CarbonRemoval #farming

Regenerative agriculture, agrivoltaics, carbon sequestration, and bitcoin mining. For @cariocamark and Carbon Country, that’s the new model for rural land use–one that stacks revenue streams in a way that is good for the land, operators, and the community: proto.xyz/blog/posts/pos…

Bitcoin Payments are live on @Square with 0% processing fees for the first year. Another big step toward our shared mission at @blocks : making Bitcoin more accessible for businesses and builders everywhere.

Don’t miss the October edition of the @256FOUNDATION newsletter, supported by @protomining Inside: 💡 The story behind Intel BZM2 chip donation and how builders are using them for creative open-source projects, including a 3D printer that mines Bitcoin to heat its own print bed. 🔧 Ember One reaches v5 with improved power monitoring, Libre Board moves into prototyping, and Mujina firmware introduces flexible chip support. 🌐 Hydra Pool advances toward mainnet testing as part of the broader push for decentralized mining infrastructure and open P2Pool v2 development. Read: news.256foundation.org/256Foundation-… Subscribe: news.256foundation.org

The September edition of the @256FOUNDATION newsletter is out now: 🛠 A pool package that makes solo mining easier than ever 🌡️ Heated floor mining setup upgrades for solar-powered sites 📊 Hashrate & difficulty continue their steady climb in August Read: news.256foundation.org/256Foundation-… Subscribe: news.256foundation.org

Earlier this year we donated BZM2 chips to @256Foundation, who distributed them to selected projects. It’s inspiring to see builders putting them to use. Giving developers access to tools is a key step in strengthening and decentralizing Bitcoin mining for the long run.🛠️

Today marks a real turning point for me. A package arrived that’s far more than hardware; it’s the foundation of a dream becoming reality. Thanks to an extremely generous donation from the @256FOUNDATION, I now have the ASIC chips that make my project economically viable. These chips aren’t just silicon; they represent the start of a new industry. Rethinking how Bitcoin mining works by merging it with other real-world applications. The last few years have been some of the hardest of my life, but Bitcoin and bitcoiners gave me hope. In May I quit my job to build something that I believe is an inevitability, but I wanted to be a part of it. There's still so much work to be done, but the steps to get there are clearer than they've ever been. Thank you so much, friends. I can't do any of this without you. Love your neighbors, be good to each other. Stack sats. Make stuff, break stuff, put it back together. We're making the best money in the world even better. #Bitcoin #Heatpunks

The highlights from our Proto Rig and Fleet announcement are in! 🎥 Thanks to everyone who came down to North Georgia last week to see it firsthand.

Great to celebrate the grand opening of Block’s new bitcoin mining system in Dalton! This project showcases the innovations shaping Georgia’s future, and we’re grateful for their role in expanding and strengthening our state’s business footprint. #gapol

The August edition of @256FOUNDATION's newsletter is out now. 📖 Is open-source really “communism for IP”? ⚖️ Major legal cases reshaping Bitcoin privacy tools 🛠 Hydra Pool test server ready for community testing 🏆 Hackathon highlights + updates on free & open mining Read: 256foundation.org/newsletters/25… Subscribe: 256foundation.org/newsletter.html

An inside look: @theMiningPod and @perryhtee in an IRL sit-down on how we thought through building Rig and Fleet👇