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‘Disarray’ In Texas Energy Markets| Phil Jankowski | The Mining Pod Dec 27, 2022

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Today we are joined by Phil Jankowski, a state reporter for Dallas News, to discuss Texas’ energy market problem. We talk about the new market rules lawmakers are debating, the outlook for Texas this winter and how Bitcoin miners fit into the picture.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start

00:53 Intro

01:18 Who is Phil?

02:19 Texas storm reaction

04:03 Why are solutions slow?

06:27 What entities are responsible?

12:13 Free market or not?

16:31 Proposals for grid change

22:19 Incentives during peak demand

24:12 New credit system model

28:22 Current progress

31:57 People's reaction

35:00 Demand on the grid

37:09 BTC mining demand

39:49 Miners paid for flexible load

41:17 The future

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Drivechains For Miners? Exploring Layer 2’s | Layer 2 Labs | The Mining Pod Dec 23, 2022

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On today’s show, we are joined by Paul Sztorc and Austin Alexander of Layer 2 Labs, a new Bitcoin company that raised $3 million to bring sidechains to the Bitcoin network.

https://layer2labs.com/

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start

01:10 Intro

01:44 Who is Paul?

02:50 Who is Austin?

04:33 ETH & Zcash on drivechains

07:10 What is merge mining?

10:08 The history of sidechains

20:49 Liquid vs sidechains

26:18 Cultural pushback against drivechains

32:53 Other scaling ideas

36:45 The BIP process

42:16 Wrap up

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Bitcoin Mining's Year In Review with Coin Metrics Dec 22, 2022

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Watch as we go over the top highlights from Bitcoin mining's 2022 with the Coin Metrics team!

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Slow & Steady Wins The Coins With Hut 8 | Sue Ennis | The Mining Pod Dec 20, 2022

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Today we are joined by Sue Ennis, VP of Corp Development at Hut 8. We discuss Hut 8’s conservative growth strategy, building out alternative lines of revenue and hodling an 8,000+ Bitcoin stack.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start

00:54 Intro

01:27 What is Hut 8?

02:47 2022 expansions

07:13 Diversified revenue

11:34 When to expand BTC operations?

13:05 Distressed asset acquisition

16:03 Expanding without selling BTC

19:25 Leveraging growth from BTC reserves

21:17 Cashflows vs reserves

25:26 Ontario news

28:21 New CFO

29:51 1-5 yr plan

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News Roundup: Argo’s Mishap, Credit For Core Scientific and Mining Firmware Dec 17, 2022

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Argo’s fat finger bankruptcy announcement retracted, Core Scientific gets a fresh cash injection and Bitmain releases new firmware but does it really make your miner more profitable?

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STORIES

https://www.theblock.co/post/194747/bitcoin-mining-report-argo-blockchain-tumbles-38-after-bankruptcy-gaffe

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/core-scientific-lender-72-million-bailout

https://twitter.com/BITMAINtech/status/1602665283768188929

https://mempool.space/mining

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start

01:11 Argo leak update

03:01 Core Scientific

04:59 Bitmain firmware update

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Contagion Continues For Mining Stocks: Part I | Anthony Power | The Mining Pod Dec 13, 2022

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In part 1 of this two part episode, we are joined by Anthony Power to discuss November monthly mining updates.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start

00:39 Intro

01:00 Potential Agro bankruptcy

08:06 Bitfarms

13:09 Hut8

21:51 Riot

28:42 DMG & Digihost

32:53 Cleanspark

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News Roundup: The Block & FTX, Argo Blockchain & Riot’s Pool Swap | The Mining Pod Dec 10, 2022

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Argo may be filing for bankruptcy in the coming weeks. The Block CEO steps down amid news of undisclosed involvement with FTX. Riot causes a fuss by announcing a switch to their mining pool.

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STORIES

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-09/bitcoin-miner-argo-s-arb-shares-suspended-while-revenue-declines

https://www.axios.com/2022/12/09/bankman-fried-funded-crypto-news-site-block

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/12/05/bitcoin-miner-riot-switches-mining-pool-after-falling-short-in-november/

https://mempool.space/mining

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start

02:06 The Block & FTX

07:17 Thoughts on independent reporting

09:50 Argo potential bankruptcy

14:30 Riot vs Braiins

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Why Every Large Miner Should Run A Pool | Ryan Condron | The Mining Pod Dec 06, 2022

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Today we are joined by Ryan Condron, CEO of Titan Pool. We talk about revenue strategies for small mining pools, building a trustless hashrate marketplace and why every large miner should run their own pool.

https://titan.io

Ryan Condrone: https://twitter.com/ryankcondron

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start

00:52 Intro

01:33 Titan Pool

03:17 Titan Pool growth strategy

05:22 Hashrate product (lumerin?)

09:06 How enforceable are smart contracts w/ hashrate?

12:07 Reception by miners?

16:26 Hashrate marketplace efficiencies

19:58 Miner adoption & competition

25:06 Luck & profitability

31:16 BTC reserve depletion

33:52 Debt financing

37:39 Bear cycle

41:04 The tech is sound

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News Roundup: Blockfi, Miners Holding Out & Manitoba’s Mining Moratorium | The Mining Pod Dec 03, 2022

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News Roundup: Blockfi, Last Hodl Standing and Manitoba’s Mining Moratorium

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STORIES

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/12/02/bitcoin-miners-ftx-contagion-exposure-may-amplify-industry-pain/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

https://www.getrevue.co/profile/BlocksBridge/issues/miner-weekly-a-tale-of-two-mining-hodlers-1472954

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/12/01/canadas-manitoba-province-enacts-18-month-moratorium-on-new-crypto-mining-reports/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/11/28/ftx-fallout-continues-as-crypto-lender-blockfi-declares-bankruptcy/

https://mempool.space/mining

https://twitter.com/wsfoxley/status/1597783267528171520

https://bitcointreasuries.net/

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start

01:33 Difficulty adjustment

06:34 BlockFi Bankruptcy

13:06 Hut8 & Marathon

16:43 Manitoba moratorium on new miners

18:55 Texas mining

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Is The Mining Bottom In? | Zach Bradford | The Mining Pod Dec 01, 2022

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Today we are rejoined by Zach Bradford of Cleanspark to talk about market sentiment, mining economics, ASIC prices and what to expect from the numerous Chapter 11 filings.

https://cleanspark.com

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start

00:51 Intro

01:52 BlockFi Bankruptcy

04:48 Yield risks & volatility

08:26 Mining equities

11:08 Mining sector

14:05 New ASIC lows next 60 days

17:24 What's a good ASIC price?

18:11 Facilities

22:13 Evaluating facilities

25:11 Current financing market

31:18 Miner bankruptcy prediction

34:34 Hashrate prediction

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