This week we cover a variety of topics including the largest transaction fee ever for a Bitcoin Block (85.2163  BTC!!!!), the continued pain in the Bitcoin mining industry caused by the race to 500 EH, Milei's plans to shutter the Argentine Central Bank and my extensive plans for December's hiatus. 

BTC price at weekly close: $37,454

Block height at time of recording: 818,653

News and Notes

Block 818087 Transaction Fee Largest Ever

Six Straight Upward Difficulty Adjustments to New All Time High

Argentina Central Bank Shutdown "Non Negotiable"

Music Credits

Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Ethernight Club by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7612-ethernight-club
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Website

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McIntosh can be reached by email at mcintosh@satoshis-plebs.com and on Twitter at @McIntoshFinTech. His mastodon handle is @mcintosh@podcastindex.social and his Nostr.  Kenshin can be reached on Twitter at @kenshin_ninja or on Nostr. Kenshin’s email is kenshin@satoshis-plebs.com. You can also follow the Satoshi’s Plebs podcast account on Nostr. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

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