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Trusted by over 3,000 subscribers, including mining executives, operators and fund managers –from JP Morgan to mining plebs. With over 400 shows, The Mining Pod is the industry’s best resource for the latest news and strategies in Bitcoin mining. There’s only 1 Mining Pod!

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Cleaning Up Coal Waste with Bitcoin Mining | Greg Beard | The Mining Pod Jan 31, 2023

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Today we are joined by Greg Beard, CEO of Stronghold Digital Mining. Greg and I discuss Stronghold’s use of waste coal to clean up Pennsylvania and mine Bitcoin, how Bitcoin mining incentives land reclamation and the mining economics of vertical integration.

https://strongholddigitalmining.com/

Greg Beard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-beard-682047142

Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start

00:28 Intro

01:03 Stronghold business

02:20 Power from coal waste

06:58 Special power plant

12:53 Scale or the problem / solution

17:07 Why Bitcoin mining?

21:21 Mining economics w/ vertical integration

26:04 Subsidies & carbon credits

26:59 Deciding when to switch revenue streams

29:25 Predicting energy price volatility

35:40 Local community reaction

37:15 Environmentalist pushback?

40:17 Bitcoin community reaction

43:31 Hashrate prediction

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News Roundup: Hut 8 Goes to Court, Celsius Has 200 Units Offline, Cleanspark Compensation | The Mining Pod Jan 28, 2023

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This week we talk about Cleanspark compensation, Blockstream raises $125 million, Celsius stores mining units, Hut 8 goes to court and Marathon looks international.

Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley

STORIES

https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1507605/000149315223002672/form8-k.htm

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hut-8-provides-update-on-north-bay-facility-301731278.html

https://www.theblock.co/post/205100/celsius-to-store-20000-mining-machines-remains-optimistic-about-new-hosting-sites?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/01/24/crypto-infrastructure-firm-blockstream-raises-125m-for-bitcoin-mining/

https://twitter.com/RG_Leachman/status/1618405923910987778

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start

00:44 Cleanspark Exec comp is actually $6M

02:53 Blockstream raises $125M

04:18 Celsius 200 rigs offline

05:22 Hut 8 North Bay facility

06:25 Marathon

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Why Bitcoin Mining Stocks Are Up | Anthony Power | The Mining Pod Jan 24, 2023

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Today on the show we are joined again by mining analyst Anthony Power. We discuss mining stocks ripping into the green, news updates and the dangers of debt and dilution.

https://compassmining.io/education/mining-stock-roundup-december-monthly-numbers/

Anthony Power: https://twitter.com/cazenove

Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start

00:23 Intro

01:15 Stock performance

12:07 Why are some stocks outperforming?

19:19 Equity dilution

24:00 The cost of debt

29:24 Small miners

35:04 Hashrate growth per company

41:29 Hashrate prediction

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News Roundup: Genesis Bankruptcy, DCG Asset Sales & Backlash to US Mining | The Mining Pod Jan 21, 2023

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In this week’s news roundup, we talk about Genesis Capital’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, DCG selling its assets and the mixed reactions to Bitcoin mining across the United States.

Matt Kimmell: https://twitter.com/MatthewKimmell

Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley

STORIES

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/01/20/genesis-owes-over-35b-to-top-50-creditors/

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/19/us/north-carolina-crypto-mine-noise-weir-wxc/index.html

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/new-hampshire-commission-recommends-bitcoin-mining

https://mempool.space/mining

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start

00:56 Genesis bankruptcy

08:04 New Hampshire looking to mining to grid balance

09:02 Don't mine near people!

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Why Rollups Could Be Important For Bitcoin Miners | Joh Light | The Mining Pod Jan 19, 2023

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Today we are joined by John Light to discuss how the novel introduction Validity Proofs to Bitcoin could increase mining fee revenues. We also get into the costs for full nodes and if there’s a silver bullet scaling solution.

https://hrf.org/zkrollups

John Light: https://twitter.com/lightcoin

Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start

00:27 Intro

01:08 Human Rights Foundation Grant

03:41 What's the problem?

06:29 Validity proofs

11:40 Architecture needed to work

14:07 Scaling vs Tx throughput

17:04 What's this mean for miners?

22:23 Higher throughput & cheaper fees?

28:12 Burden for full nodes

38:44 Full node storage costs

45:12 Other solutions

52:52 Promoting new optionality

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Mining Cycles, ASIC Prices & Deploying Capital | Michael Carter | The Mining Pod Jan 17, 2023

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Today we are re-joined by Bitcoin mining OG Michael Carter (BitsBeTrippin). We talk about the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, deploying hashrate and ASIC prices.

Michael Carter: https://twitter.com/BitsBeTrippin

Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start

00:27 Intro

01:59 CES 2023

06:28 Cryptocurrency not Blockchain

10:04 GPU go bye bye

14:37 Becoming industrial scale miner

20:53 Difficulty adjustment history

26:55 Miner Revenue vs Yearly Average

34:08 ASIC Profit Per Day

41:23 AISC supply

44:58 Hashrate prediction

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News Roundup: Gemini vs. Genesis vs. SEC, Bitfarms Bad Debt and Alkimiya Raises $7M | The Mining Pod Jan 14, 2023

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Gemini vs. Genesis vs. SEC the bankruptcy and securities showdown! Bitfarms possibly defaulting on a BlockFi loan. Alkimiya Raises $7M.

Matt Kimmell: https://twitter.com/MatthewKimmell

Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley

STORIES

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/01/13/bitcoin-miner-bitfarms-looks-to-amend-blockfi-loan-warns-of-default/

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/12/sec-charges-genesis-and-gemini-with-selling-unregistered-securities.html

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/01/12/alkimiya-raises-72m-funding-round-to-grow-cash-flow-hedging-protocol-for-miners-stakers/

https://cointelegraph.com/news/celsius-mining-arm-announces-1-3m-sale-of-equipment

https://mempool.space/mining

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start

00:12 Intro

01:08 Genesis investigation

05:42 BitFarms restructuring BlockFi loan

11:03 Celsius mining selling ASICs

12:19 Agora Digital no IPO

14:45 Alkimiya hedging protocol

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Five Bitcoin Mining Trends From 2022 | Hashrate Index | The Mining Pod Jan 11, 2023

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Today we are joined by Colin Harper and Jaran Mellerud of Hashrate Index to talk about their mega 2022 report. We go over machine prices, state-by-state energy comparisons, mergers and bankruptcies and hashrate projections for next year.

Hashrate Index: https://twitter.com/hashrateindex

Colin Harper: https://twitter.com/AsILayHodling

Jaran Mellerud: https://twitter.com/JMellerud

Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start

00:26 Intro

01:33 Top thoughts for '22

04:38 '22 vs '18 Bitcoin cycle

07:42 S19 XP price premium

13:12 New-Gen hardware vs. immersion & overclocking

17:24 State by state power in the US

23:14 Regulatory risk vs cheap power

25:32 Canada vs US

00:27:42:16 Bankruptcies & acquisitions

00:32:07:23 Miners staying private for longer

00:36:33:09 Global mining outlook

00:48:13:01 Hashrate prediction

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News Roundup: Silvergate Troubles, Core Scientific Turns Off 37k Rigs, Argo & Galaxy Partner | The Mining Pod Jan 07, 2023

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Silvergate Bank hits some rough water and lays off staff, Marathon pays off revolving credit line, Core Scientific parts ways with Celsius, and Argo restructures its debt.

Matt Kimmell: https://twitter.com/MatthewKimmell

Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley

STORIES

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/01/05/silvergate-cuts-40-jobs-writes-off-diem-asset-acquisition/

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/crypto-miner-core-scientific-to-shut-37-000-celsius-rigs-1.1865410

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/01/05/bitcoin-miner-marathon-digital-pays-off-silvergate-revolving-credit/

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/argo-blockchain-plc-announces-transformational-070000486.html

https://mempool.space/mining

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start

01:30 Silvergate & Genesis

05:34 Marathon

07:23 Core Scientific & Celsius

11:51 Argo Blockchain

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Fixing Texas’ Energy Grid | Doug Lewin | The Mining Pod Jan 03, 2023

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Today we are joined by Doug Lewin, President of Stoic Energy. We discuss the recent winter snap in Texas, what ERCOT is doing to fix the energy grid and how Bitcoin miners and other flexible loads fit into the Texas market.

https://douglewin.substack.com/p/2022-cold-snap-shows-resistance-is

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Doug’s Podcast: https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/the-texas-power-podcast/

Doug Lewin: https://twitter.com/douglewinenergy

Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start

00:52 Intro

01:36 Doug Lewin

02:21 Current state of the Texas grid

08:50 What energy source is to blame for failures?

11:13 Bad / Good Reductivity

15:56 House insulation & energy demand

22:15 Soulutions?

28:49 New power generation

34:46 Central planning of Texas grid

38:21 Energy storage

41:33 Bitcoin & critical flexible loads

44:03 2023 predictions

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