$36 Hashprice Survival Guide w/ Tom Merkle

Hashprice is down, Bitcoin is under $100k, and many miners are stressed. In this episode, Jesse talks with Tom Merkle from Hashbranch about how good operators survive these conditions — and why low hashprice can actually create better entry points. (At release, hashprice even sits at $36/PH/day — Nov 20, 2025.)

Tom explains what Hashbranch really does for hosting sites: filling rack space, handling support tickets, coordinating deployments, and fixing the communication problems that often hurt both hosts and clients. They also walk through the “core four” of mining: planning your numbers, finding the right host, getting machines set up the righ...