Spiral Lead Steve Lee (@moneyball) walks through the release of Block’s Proto, a major step forward in Bitcoin mining. Proto combines a modular, hot-swappable rig ("Proto Rig") with Proto Fleet, an open-source fleet manager that even works with Bitmain machines.…

Modular arithmetic is a mathematical system where numbers cycle back to the beginning after reaching a value called the modulus. The system is often referred to as “clock arithmetic” due to its similarity to how analog 12-hour clocks represent time. This…

From Taiwan chips to full U.S. production: Discover how the Proto Rig is riding Trump's tariffs to build a more reliable Bitcoin mining future, one modular upgrade at a time.