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Matt Kimmell of CoinShares and I talk about the 12% difficulty increase, Greyscales new mining product, miners raising capital and the latest in Compute North’s chapter 11. Matt Kimmell: https://twitter.com/MatthewKimmell Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley STORIES https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/10/06/grayscales-new-venture-aims-to-capture-bear-market-opportunities-in-bitcoin-mining/...

Today we are joined by Zach Bradford, CEO of Cleanspark. Cleanspark is a publicly listed mining firm which has been leveraging its treasury model to scoop up distressed assets. We talk about treasury management, buying discounted contracts and energy rates. https://cleanspark.com Zach Bradford: https://twitter.com/zachkbradford Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley 🎥 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00  Start...

Matt Kimmell of CoinShares joins me again to talk about hashprice, difficulty, Celsius mining filing suit against Core Scientific and Rhodium testing public markets. Matt Kimmell: https://twitter.com/MatthewKimmell Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley STORIES https://www.theblock.co/post/173475/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-falls-2-14-after-four-consecutive-increases https://www.coindesk.com/busi...

We sat down again with Mark Rossano of C6 Capital Holdings to talk about energy markets - both international and domestic. We go through PPAs and the crazy California ISO. Mark Rossano: https://twitter.com/markfny Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley 🎥 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00  Start 00:27  Intro 02:32  NatGas International Markets 07:31  Summer vs. Winter 11:03  Governments & energy prices 16:34  ...

Today we are talking news with Matt Kimmell of CoinSharees including Compute North filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Stakefish slashing 25% of its staff and Bitmain lowering ASIC prices by 30%. Matt Kimmell: https://twitter.com/MatthewKimmell Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley STORIES https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/09/22/crypto-mining-data-center-provider-compute-north-files-for-bankrup...

Today we are joined by Arcane Research analyst Jaran Mellerud to talk about Arcane’s new report, “How Bitcoin mining can transform the energy industry.” We discuss Bitcoin mining’s novel features, the economics of renewable energy and underrated positive externalities. Summary https://compassmining.io/education/how-bitcoin-mining-can-transform-the-energy-industry-arcane-research/ Full Report https...

Welcome back to the Mining Pod. Today we are joined by Matt Kimmell of CoinShares to go over this week’s news. We talk about the Ethereum Merge, Poolin issuing IOU tokens and a new report from Chainalysis showing crypto adoption in 2022. Matt Kimmell: https://twitter.com/MatthewKimmell Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley 🎥 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00  Start 00:25  Intro 01:58  Hot takes on the ETH me...

In this episode we talk with Ethan Vera from Luxor about the Ethereum 2.0 merge and its impact on proof of work miners. Ethan Vera: https://twitter.com/ethan_vera Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley 🎥 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00  Start 00:27  Intro 02:07  Terminal difficulty vs block height 05:25  Technical thoughts 06:42  Why no POW fight? 09:19  Why are miners still mining? 12:50  ETH POW & Luxor 1...

Matt Kimmell is a Researcher with Coinshares and in the episode we talk about RIOT’s lawsuit vs GMO, Argo partnering with Intel, and Bitmain’s new low interest rate loan program. Matt Kimmell: https://twitter.com/MatthewKimmell Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley 🎥 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00  Start 00:35  Intro 01:47  Bio 02:12  RIOT vs GMO lawsuit 10:09  Mining going mainstream (Vice) 19:19  Argo &...

Alyse Killeen is the founding Managing Partner of StillMark a Bitcoin VC firm. In this episode we talk about the bear market’s effect on venture capital, balance sheet management, and how VC firms invest in the mining industry. Alyse Killeen:https://twitter.com/alysekilleen Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley 🎥 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00  Start 01:06  Intro 02:33  Market outlook 05:24  Macro vs. hal...

Welcome back to the Compass Podcast! Today we are joined by Andrew Hinkes, author and adjunct professor at New York University focusing on the intersection of law, government regulation and digital assets. We talk about the huge OFAC sanction on Ethereum mixer Tornado Cash, what it means for Bitcoin miners and further industry repercussions. Drew Hinkes: https://twitter.com/propelforward Will Foxl...

We talk with Camden Spiller from Maddox Industrial Transformer about demand for electrical infrastructure, including the consequences of the pandemic, tapering demand from Bitcoin miners and how demand destruction is easing production concerns. https://www.maddoxtransformer.com/ Camden Spiller: https://www.linkedin.com/in/camden-spiller/ Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley 🎥 TIMESTAMPS: 00:...

Colin Harper is Head of Research for Hasrate Index. In this episode we talk about hashrate changes, how miners are handling the bear market, ASIC prices and the ETH2 merge (it’s like a car wreck, we can’t help ourselves..). https://hashrateindex.com/blog/hashate-index-q-2-2022-report-exit-pursued-by-a-bear/ Hashrate Index: https://twitter.com/hashrateindex Colin Harper: https://twitter.com/AsILayH...

Jesse Davern of RK Mission Critical talks about all things related to Bitcoin mining containers. We discuss their engineering process, what deployment entails and what future containerized solutions are on the horizon. https://www.rkmissioncritical.com Jesse Davern: https://twitter.com/Daverns_Tavern Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley 🎥 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00  Start 00:21  Foundry Academy 01:10...

In this episode we talk with Charlie Spears from Nakamotor about the potential impacts the Celsius bankruptcy might have on miners, rising energy costs, and miners overheating. Seriously, why is it so damn hot!? Charlie Spears: https://twitter.com/cbspears Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley 🎥 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00  Start 00:27  Foundry Academy 01:15  Intro 02:43  S19 hardware bug 05:07  Celsiu...

Today on the show we are joined by Parker Merritt of CoinMetrics to talk about all things 2022 - Q2 data. We go through hashrate, mining revenue, energy costs and much more. https://coinmetrics.io/insights/state-of-the-market/ Parker Merrit: https://twitter.com/ParkerMerritt Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley 🎥 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00  Start 00:22  Intro 01:33  Hashrate 05:47  Blocktime vs Diffi...

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In a market downturn Bitcoin miners look to hedge their risk exposure with financial derivatives. In this episode of the Compass Podcast, Joshua Lim from Genesis Trading walks through the ways miners are positioning themselves financially to get through this bear market. Joshua Lim: https://twitter.com/joshua_j_lim Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley 🎥 TIMESTAMPS: Start 00:00 Intro 00:32 Wh...

Public mining stocks have declined in price considerably over the last six months. In this episode of the Compass Podcast, Anthony Power and Independent Analyst walks through how to evaluate companies that have growth potential in the Bitcoin mining sector. https://compassmining.io/education/how-to-value-bitcoin-mining-companies/ Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley 🎥 TIMESTAMPS: Start 00:00...

Grab your warmest coat because Bitcoin winter is here. Price is down, feels are down, but hashrate is up and a block still comes every ten minutes. In this episode of the Compass Podcast, Michael Carter (BitsBeTrippin) walks us through how to survive a Bitcoin winter and the history of bear cycles. Michael Carter: https://twitter.com/BitsBeTrippin Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley 🎥 TIMES...

The Texas Pacific Land Corporation was established in 1888 and owns more land than any other entity in the state. TPL just signed a Bitcoin mining deal with Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc. (NYSE: MIGI) (“Mawson”), and JAI Energy (“JAI”) to develop up to 60 megawatts of bitcoin mining on TPL’s land in West Texas. In this episode of the Compass Podcast, Justin Ballard from Jai Energy walks through...

We all know that miners are flocking to Texas in search of cheap electricity but we rarely hear about their neighbor to the north, Oklahoma. In this episode of the Compass Podcast, Charlie Spears from Nakamotor gives us some insight on the Oklahoma energy landscape. Charlie Spears: https://twitter.com/cbspears https://nakamotor.io/ Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley 🎥 TIMESTAMPS: Start 00:...

What if we could generate electricity from the ocean by using the temperature differences between the deep ocean and the surface? That’s what Nate Harmon from Blockchain Solutions Hawaii is working on. This conversation is pretty wild so stick around to find out what manganese nodules are. Nate Harmon: https://twitter.com/BlockchainHI1 Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley 🎥 TIMESTAMPS: Start...

You’ve probably not heard but we are having a bit of a problem with inflation and specifically with energy sources like gas. Mark Rossano from C6 Capital Holdings is an expert on all things inflation and energy related. In this episode we talk with him about how inflation is affecting energy pricing across the globe and what it means for Bitcoin miners. Mark Rossano: https://twitter.com/markfny Wi...

In this episode we are re-joined by Blake King, a Power Systems Engineer. Blake has extensive experience working on modeling power grids. We dig into decentralized versus centralized mining setups, ERCOT and the Bitcoin mining renewable energy. Blake King https://twitter.com/hhornblower95 Will Foxley https://twitter.com/wsfoxley 🎥 TIMESTAMPS: Start 00:00 Intro 00:27 Blake's background 02:12 Minin...