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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. Phil Jankowski: https://twitter.com/philjankowski Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley SPONSOR https://foundryacademy.com Enhance your ASIC edu...

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/ https://twitter.com/LayerTwoLabs Paul Sztorci: https://twitter.com/Truthcoin Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley SPONSOR https://foundryacademy.com Enhance your ASIC education with hands-on courses...

Watch as we go over the top highlights from Bitcoin mining's 2022 with the Coin Metrics team! MINE Start mining your own bitcoins with Compass. https://bit.ly/3CehBf1 WATCH https://youtube.com/c/CompassMining?sub_confirmation=1 LISTEN Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/3fNfrdi Spotify https://spoti.fi/3tSf9G1 Amazon https://amzn.to/3557cqg Anchor https://bit.ly/3rmb7UF Fountain https://bit.ly/3NeNTec...

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. Sue Ennis: https://twitter.com/bigsuey Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley SPONSOR https://foundryacademy.com Enhance your ASIC education with hands-on courses offered by Foundry. Led by industry-vet...

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? Matt Kimmell: https://twitter.com/MatthewKimmell Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley STORIES https://www.theblock.co/post/194747/bitcoin-mining-report-argo-blockchain-tumbles-38-after-bankruptcy-gaffe https://bi...

In part 1 of this two part episode, we are joined by Anthony Power to discuss November monthly mining updates. Anthony Power: https://twitter.com/cazenove Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley SPONSOR https://foundryacademy.com Enhance your ASIC education with hands-on courses offered by Foundry. Led by industry-veteran instructors, Foundry’s Mining Technician academy programs cover a range of...

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. Matt Kimmell: https://twitter.com/MatthewKimmell Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley STORIES https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-09/bitcoin-miner-argo-s-arb-shares-suspended-while-revenue-dec...

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 Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Start 00:52 Intro 01:33 Titan Pool 03:17 Titan Pool growth strategy...

News Roundup: Blockfi, Last Hodl Standing and Manitoba’s Mining Moratorium Matt Kimmell: https://twitter.com/MatthewKimmell Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley 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-...

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 Zach Bradford: https://twitter.com/zachkbradford Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley SPONSOR https://foundryacademy.com Enhance your ASIC education with hands-on courses offered by Foundry. Led by in...

Today we are joined by Glyn Jones, CEO of Ice Breaker Finance. Ice Breaker is a novel DeFi application merging miner financing with on-chain contracts. We talk about the mining credit crunch, what makes a good borrower and if ASIC backed loans will survive as a collateral type. https://icebreakerfinance.biz https://twitter.com/IcebreakerDeFi Glyn Jones: https://twitter.com/glynjonesdefi Will Foxle...

In this interview, we discuss competition among Bitcoin miners, building the world’s largest bitcoin mine during Covid, how to think about mining equities, the vertically integrated model, working with ERCOT, deploying S19 XPs and bear market mining strategies. https://www.riotblockchain.com Jason Les: https://twitter.com/jasonles_ Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley SPONSOR https://foundrya...

We discuss Marathon’s 2022 including the storm that knocked out its Hardin site, getting 9 EH/s online, EGS regulations, OFAC compliance, if the hosting model is broken or not, Marathon’s finance strategy and why Marathon hasn’t sold its Bitcoin. https://marathondh.com/mining Charlie Schumacher: https://twitter.com/charlieschu Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Start 00:35...

We talk with Ray Nasser, CEO of Arthur Mining, about teaming up with power producers to utilize stranded renewable energy for Bitcoin mining. https://arthurmining.com Ray Nassar: https://br.linkedin.com/in/raymondnasser Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Start 00:23 Intro 05:40 Arthur Mining in Brazil 12:38 High cost of mining in Brazil 15:18 Energy sources 16:59 Brazil vs...

We talk about the bombshell that is FTX, the tail risks and what it means for the industry. Matt Kimmell: https://twitter.com/MatthewKimmell Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley STORIES https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/11/11/ftx-files-for-bankruptcy-protections-in-us/ https://twitter.com/ChainLinkGod/status/1590920559747272706 https://www.theblock.co/data/crypto-markets/structured-product...

Today on the show I am joined by Alex DaCosta and David Yi of Aspen Creek Digital Corporation (ACDC) to discuss their newest Texas facility. We talk about Compass Mining’s 27 MW deployment to ACDC, working with ERCOT and their energy first approach to mining. https://acdigitalcorp.com https://twitter.com/acdc_hq Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Start 00:27 Intro 02:49 Ne...

We talk about publicly traded miners in financial trouble, Compute North and their executive golden parachutes on the day of their bankruptcy filing and new ASIC models M50 and S19 XP pricing. Matt Kimmell: https://twitter.com/MatthewKimmell Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley STORIES https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/11/03/bitcoin-mining-host-compute-north-paid-executives-3m-on-the-day...

Today I am joined by Anthony Power, an independent mining analyst. We talk about Argo Blockchain and Core Scientific’s financial warnings. The day after recording, Iris Energy also announced its inability to pay for up to $103 million in ASIC financing from NYDIG. While we covered Iris’ precarious financial situation, the warning was issued after we recorded this show. Anthony Power: https://twitt...

Today we are joined by longtime miner Ben Gagnon, Chief Mining Officer at Bitfarms. Ben and I discuss Core Scientific’s bankruptcy warning, Bitarms energy strategy and treasury management. https://bitfarms.com Ben Gagnon: https://twitter.com/hashoveride Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Start 00:26 Intro 02:08 Core Scientific 07:48 Effect of company failures 10:28 Bitfarm...

We talk about Core Scientific mentioning possible bankruptcy in SEC filing (stock is down 97%), Maple creating a new lending pool for miners and Block hiring the former CTO of Argo. Matt Kimmell: https://twitter.com/MatthewKimmell Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley STORIES https://compassmining.io/education/september-monthly-performance/ https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/10/24/struggli...

Today we are joined by Matt Williams, head of derivatives at Luxor Technologies. Matt is an expert on commodities trading and built Luxor’s new hashrate derivative, a product that allows miners to buy and sell hashrate. https://luxor.tech/derivatives https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/10/10/crypto-services-firm-luxor-to-offer-derivatives-for-bitcoin-miners-to-hedge-risk/ Matt Williams: https:/...

We talk about the US semiconductor chip ban, the Rhodium filing, and the Celsius and Core Scientific debt story. Matt Kimmell: https://twitter.com/MatthewKimmell Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley STORIES https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-10/china-chip-stocks-drop-as-biden-tightens-rules-on-us-tech-access https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1236275/000121390022064755/fs420...

Welcome back to the Mining Pod. Today we are rejoined by Mining Analyst Anthony Power. We talk about his miner performance rankings, debt and dilution and where markets go next. Anthony Power: https://twitter.com/cazenove Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley 🎥 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00  Start 00:22  Intro 02:06  Most profitable public miner? 07:11  Mid-tier miners 13:57  Loan servicing 22:38  Margin...

We talk about difficulty, hashprice, miners seeking relief from debt, NYDIG laying off 33% of its staff, Luxor Technologies new hashrate derivative and Braiins Stratum v2. Matt Kimmell: https://twitter.com/MatthewKimmell Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley STORIES https://data.hashrateindex.com/network-data/btc https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/08/16/bitcoin-miner-stronghold-digital-in-...

Today we are joined by Louis Guthmann, ecosystem developer at Starkware. Starkware is building zero-knowledge proof rollups for multiple chains, including Bitcoin, that promises to dramatically change how Bitcoin can scale without sacrificing security or Bitcoin’s simplicity. In this first episode we go over how starks are different from Lighting, what fees starks would bring to bitcoin and the ra...