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Text us about this show.Hunter Gatherer. He's a musician who is an observer of not just the obvious, but of those not so obvious little pieces and moments life throws at you. Those observations are often times set to music often in ways that are unexpected. His sound is Americana blending folk, country, and bluegrass with just the right amount of humor. That friendly vibe you catch off of his songs is authentic. He's excited about life and he wants you to know it through each song because there's a wonderful little story in each one. So sit a spell, get to know Hunter Gatherer, and enjoy some of his well crafted music."Strawberry Rhubarb" and "The Big Empty" written and performed by Hunter Gatherer℗ 2025 Hunter Hildebrandt. Used with permission of Hunter Hildebrandt."Frootenanny" written and performed by Hunter Gatherer℗ 2021 Hunter Hildebrandt. Used with permission of Hunter Hildebrandt.Support the showVisit Into The Music at https://intothemusicpodcast.com!Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/intothemusic E-mail us at intothemusic@newprojectx.com YouTube Facebook Instagram INTO THE MUSIC is a production of Project X Productions.Host/producer: Rob MarnochaVoiceovers: Brad BordiniRecording, engineering, and post production: Rob MarnochaOpening theme: "Aerostar" by Los Straitjackets* (℗2013 Yep Roc Records)Closing theme: "Close to Champaign" by Los Straitjackets* (℗1999 Yep Roc Records)*Used with permission of Eddie Angel of Los StraitjacketsThis podcast copyright ©2025 by Project X Productions. All rights reserve...

People are being killed by loved ones already dead. When the guys rule out vengeful spirits they never think that it's a shapeshifter even thought it's definitely a shapeshifter. We invent a new word, discuss the first awkward Jack wave, and question if this therapy is actually healthy. Patreon Bluesky Instagram Tumblr

A mere 16 years after the Kingpin learns Daredevil's secret identity in Frank Miller's Born Again, that secret becomes front page news in 2002's Out, by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev, published by Marvel Comics! Returning to his indie crime-comic roots, Bendis puts attorney Matt Murdock through the wringer in this compelling story grounded in street-level atmosphere by artist Maleev and colorist Matt Hollingsworth. Is gaslighting your friends and loved ones okay if it means you can put on a costume and fight crime? Just how much are we supposed to root for a hero who doubles down on lying to the entire world? And can Matt Murdock get a fair shake from that sleazy tabloid known as … The Comics Canon? In This Episode: ·       Homicide: Life on the Street ·       A few words from our sponsor ·       Some random podcast ideas ·       The Origin Story podcast ·       The Big Empty by Robert Crais ·       To Live and Die in L.A. ·       Daredevil: Underboss ·       Amazing Spider-Man: Civil War Join us in two weeks as join ol' Hornhead behind bars for The Devil in Cell Block D (issues #82-87), by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark! Until then:Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Facebook or Bluesky! And as always, thanks for listening!

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Traci Beller was thirteen when her father disappeared in the sleepy town of Rancha, not far from Los Angeles. The evidence says Tommy Beller abandoned his family, but Traci never believed it. The police couldn't find her dad and neither could the detectives hired by her mother, but now, ten years later, Traci is a super-popular influencer with millions of followers and the money to hire the best detective she can find: Elvis Cole.   A ten-years-cold missing person case is almost always a loser, but Elvis heads to Rancha where an ex-con named Sadie Givens and her daughter, Anya, might have a line on the missing man.  But when Elvis finds himself shadowed by a gang of brutal criminals, what began as a simple missing persons case becomes far more sinister, and Elvis calls in his ex-Marine, ex-cop friend, Joe Pike, to even the odds.   As Elvis and Joe follow Tommy Beller's trail into the depths of a monstrous, hidden evil, the case flips on its head.  Victims become predators, predators become prey, and when everyone is a victim, can Elvis Cole save them all?  The truth must come out no matter the cost, so Elvis must face the big empty to see justice done.   ABOUT THE AUTHOR Robert Crais is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-four novels, twenty of them featuring private investigator Elvis Cole and his enigmatic partner, Joe Pike. Crais was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America  and has received numerous awards, among them an Anthony Award from the World Mystery Convention, multiple Shamus and Barry Awards, and a Falcon Award from the Maltese Falcon Society of Japan. His novels have been translated around the world. A native of Louisiana, he lives in Los Angeles. For more info on the book click HERE  

Host Diana Korte speaks with Crime Writer Robert Crais, whose books have been translated into 42 languages, about his private investigator Elvis Cole and his enigmatic partner Joe Pike who race to find a terrifying, unidentified killer in this unpredictable thriller, THE BIG EMPTY.   Traci Beller was thirteen when her father disappeared in the sleepy town of Rancha, not far from Los Angeles. The evidence says Tommy Beller abandoned his family, but Traci never believed it. Now, ten years later, Traci is a high-profile influencer with millions of followers and the money to hire the best detective she can find: Elvis Cole. Elvis heads to Rancha where an ex-con named Sadie Givens and her daughter, Anya, might have a line on the missing man.  But when Elvis finds himself shadowed by a gang of vicious criminals, the missing persons cold case becomes far more sinister. He calls his ex-Marine friend, Joe Pike, for help, and they follow Tommy Beller's trail into the depths of a monstrous, hidden evil.     

Award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author, Robert Crais, returns to talk with me about the destruction of the recent LA fires, writing “enlightened” crime fiction, and the 20th in his Elvis Cole and Joe Pike series THE BIG EMPTY. Robert Crais is the author of 24 novels, 20 featuring private investigator Elvis Cole and his laconic ex-cop partner, Joe Pike. The first in the series, The Monkey's Raincoat, won the Anthony and Macavity Awards and was nominated for the Edgar Award. The 20th in the series, THE BIG EMPTY, is described as an unpredictable and powerful thriller, and "Cole and Pike's toughest case yet, testing their loyalty to their clients and themselves in ways they've never been tested before.” #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson said of the book, “Elvis Cole and Joe Pike are right up there with Harry Bosch and Reacher as must reads….It's close to flawless. Robert Crais has mastered the fine art of storytelling.” In a previous life Robert Crais was an Emmy-nominated TV writer/producer and spent several years writing scripts for classic television series like Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey, and Miami Vice. screenwriting thesis program at an American university. [Discover The Writer Files Extra: Get 'The Writer Files' Podcast Delivered Straight to Your Inbox at writerfiles.fm] [If you're a fan of The Writer Files, please click FOLLOW to automatically see new interviews. And drop us a rating or a review wherever you listen] In this Part Two of this file Robert Crais and I discussed: What writing 20 novels for the same hit series means to him How he became a master of LA detective fiction Why every novel gets harder than the last The catharsis of storytelling for both writer and reader How to keep going  And a lot more! Show Notes: How #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Robert Crais Writes: Part One robertcrais.com Racing the Light (An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel Book 19) by Robert Crais (Amazon) Robert Crais Author Page on Amazon Robert Crais on Facebook Robert Crais on Instagram Robert Crais on Twitter Kelton Reid on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Crais is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-four novels, twenty of them featuring private investigator Elvis Cole and his enigmatic, ex-Marine partner, Joe Pike. Before writing novels, Crais spent several years writing for such major television series as Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey, and Miami Vice. Visit his website at https://www.robertcrais.com/ Spies, Lies and Private Eyes is copyrighted by Authors on the Air Global Radio Network #authorsofinstagram #authorinterview #writingcommunity #authorsontheair #suspensebooks #authorssupportingauthors #thrillerbooks #suspense #wip #writers#writersinspiration #books #bookrecommendations #bookaddict #bookaddicted #bookaddiction #bibliophile #read #amreading #lovetoread #terrencemccauley #terrencemccauleybooks #bookouture #thrillers #Chicago63 #RobertCrais #TheBigEmpty

#1 New York Times Bestselling author and Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, Robert Crais returns with the twentieth novel in the Elvis Cole & Joe Pike series. THE BIG EMPTY is a rapid fire story centered on a social media influencer's search for her missing father. The police have long believed the man ran away from his family ten years ago. The daughter isn't easily convinced and calls on Elvis Cole to uncover the truth. Few characters have the following and rabid fan support after a twenty book run. Crais tells us why (it's amazing) and how Elvis and Joe have endured. Fans of the series will love the return to the relationship of two very different men. New readers could jump into the series now and become hooked just as easily. Do yourself a favor and snag a copy of THE BIG EMPTY.

#1 New York Times bestselling author ROBERT CRAIS joins BOOKSTORM Podcast to discuss THE BIG EMPTY, the latest thriller in the Elvis Cole/Joe Pike series! Robert shared fantastic insights about the heart of this enduring and beloved character, Elvis. We talked about his strong sense of right and wrong, his deep father wound, and his ability to bring empty people together in ways that we may not have expected – a father figure, a friend, and much more. How does he walk that line between being stealthy and being a man of his word? We talked about the enigmatic “kill car” and what it represents … or provides. As a special treat – Robert shared from the heart how he views his relationship with readers! Poignant and beautiful! You'll be so glad you tuned in!You can find more of your favorite bestselling authors at BOOKSTORM Podcast! We're also on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube!

A vanished father. A TikTok star desperate for answers. And a cold case that's about to explode. Legendary crime writer Robert Crais joins us to crack open "The Big Empty," where Elvis Cole and Joe Pike slam headfirst into their darkest case yet. What starts as a desperate daughter's search for truth spirals into a deadly game of predator and prey on the savage streets of LA. In this no-holds-barred interview, Crais reveals how he transforms a simple missing persons case into a nightmare that will push his iconic detective duo to their absolute limits. When victims become hunters and justice comes at a brutal price, who's really hunting whom? Get ready - this conversation hits every nerve that makes Crais the undisputed master of Los Angeles noir. Learn more about Robert visit: https://www.robertcrais.com/ Purchase your copy of THE BIG EMPTY https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/589944/the-big-empty-by-robert-crais/ _________________________________________ And if you want to learn more about the guys from The Crew or see additional author interviews, visit us at http://www.thecrewreviews.com Follow us on social media Twitter | https://twitter.com/CREWbookreviews Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thecrewreviews Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thecrewreviews/ Don't forget to subscribe to The Crew Reviews, hit the "LIKE" button, and leave a comment.

Listen to Robert Crais discuss his latest book. Allison Brennan chats with Robert Crais about THE BIG EMPTY which is arguably his best book to date -- and Allison has read them all. You don't want to miss this! "Private investigator Elvis Cole and his enigmatic partner, Joe Pike, face a cryptic case and a terrifying, unpredictable killer in this twisty, satisfying thriller (the 20th in the series) from #1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Crais." Check out Robert's social media: Website: http://robertcrais.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRealRobertCrais Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robertcrais X: https://x.com/robertcrais Allison on social media: Website: http://allisonbrennan.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllisonBrennan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abwrites/ X: https://x.com/Allison_Brennan Substack: https://murdershewrites.substack.com

Elvis Cole and his enigmatic partner, Joe Pike, race to find a terrifying, unidentified killer in this twisting, unpredictable thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Crais.Traci Beller was thirteen when her father disappeared in the sleepy town of Rancha, not far from Los Angeles. The evidence says Tommy Beller abandoned his family, but Traci never believed it. Now, ten years later, Traci is a high-profile influencer with millions of followers and the money to hire the best detective she can find: Elvis Cole.Elvis heads to Rancha where an ex-con named Sadie Givens and her daughter, Anya, might have a line on the missing man. But when Elvis finds himself shadowed by a gang of vicious criminals, the missing persons cold case becomes far more sinister.Elvis calls his ex-Marine friend, Joe Pike, for help, and they follow Tommy Beller's trail into the depths of a monstrous, hidden evil. The case flips on its head, victims become predators, predators become prey, and the question becomes: Can Elvis Cole save them all from this nightmare?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/houseofmysteryradio. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/houseofmysteryradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've got a mixed bag of news for y'all in this week's news roundup, including public miner operational updates from August, Japan's largest power company mining bitcoin, Fractal Bitcoin's rip-roaring first week, and the intersection of alternative history and shitcoinery (yes really). Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Will and Colin hop on for another duo pod this week for one of the most eclectic roundups yet. The numbers are in for August for the public bitcoin mining world, and these companies are slowly (but steadily) expanding their hashrate, while also collectively selling more than 1,200 BTC over the month. In a testament to bitcoin mining's utility for utilities, Japan's largest power company, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), is mining bitcoin with a portion of its renewable energy assets. Finally, the lads breakdown the juicy details of sidechain Fractal Bitcoin's first week. And in this week's cry corne – in which Darryl Cooper (Martyr Made) gets BSV-pilled – they touch on the irony of an alternative historian storing his podcasts on a blockchain launched by a man who tried rewriting the history of Bitcoin.Timestamps:00:00 Start02:05 Difficulty update05:03 August miner updates11:29 Tokyo mining BTC!17:49 Fractal Bitcoin update25:12 Cry Corner: Darryl Cooper BSV pilledPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Will and Colin hop on for another duo pod this week for one of the most eclectic roundups yet. The numbers are in for August for the public bitcoin mining world, and these companies are slowly (but steadily) expanding their hashrate, while also collectively selling more than 1,200 BTC over the month. In a testament to bitcoin mining's utility for utilities, Japan's largest power company, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), is mining bitcoin with a portion of its renewable energy assets. Finally, the lads breakdown the juicy details of sidechain Fractal Bitcoin's first week. And in this week's cry corne – in which Darryl Cooper (Martyr Made) gets BSV-pilled – they touch on the irony of an alternative historian storing his podcasts on a blockchain launched by a man who tried rewriting the history of Bitcoin. Timestamps: 00:00 Start 02:05 Difficulty update 05:03 August miner updates 11:29 Tokyo mining BTC! 17:49 Fractal Bitcoin update 25:12 Cry Corner: Darryl Cooper BSV pilled Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! 

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Rhodium is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and they're going to need cash to get through the restructuring. So in comes Galaxy Digital, which is offering a $30m (or 500 BTC!) loan, in a move that could be a savvy attempt to acquire Rhodium assets. Turning to the ASIC market, bitcoin miner prices are down – a lot – and Bitmain could have a hand in the sluggish demand given how quickly it is releasing new versions of the S21. For a bit of lighthearted news, the guys get cosmic pontificating on interstellar bitcoin mining, while also taking a less lighthearted look at drooping crypto market sentiment. And to close the show, they roast – and we wish we were joking here – a tokenized vaping product(because who doesn't want to get paid to contract popcorn lung?). Timestamps: 00:00 Start 02:24 Difficulty update 05:32 Galaxy offers $30M to Rhodium 12:18 Too many ASICs! 22:04 Mining in spaceeee?! 28:10 Sentiment is bearishh :( 34:13 Cry Corner: Web3 Vaping…? Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! 

Before 2023, most folks probably associated AI with the far-off dystopias of The Terminator, The Matrix, or other depictions in pop culture. Now, AI is permeating every corner of our culture and economy as applications like Chat-GPT have taken a place alongside Google as the habitual tools of the internet's citizenry. At the core of all of these applications – as with every facet of the Internet – is computing power, and bitcoin miners are betting big on becoming key producers of this compute. On this episode of the Bitcoin Stock Show, Tom Masiero of Cathedra Bitcoin shares his vision for how bitcoin miners factor into the most consequential technological revolution since the Internet.   @FarmahTom Director @CathedraBitcoin $CBIT  CathedraBitcoin.com Timestamps: 00:00 Livestream waiting room 11:15 Show introduction  12:30 Tom introduction and background 14:30 Breakdown of different HPC datacenter strategies 20:50 Difference between datacenter tiers 22:25 Types of HPC services bitcoin miners provide 27:30 Are clusters of compute the same as concentrated compute? 29:40 What is a mullet miner anyway? 33:45 Differences between small and large datacenters 37:40 Breakdown of different HPC strategies from bitcoin miners 44:45 The role of bitcoin miners in the AI race 52:40 Bitcoin miners and AI/HPC are PB&J 54:50 Why is Nvidia so dominant? 1:03:56 Is the H100 the S17 of AI? 1:09:50 Three categories of bitcoin miners  Live streamed every Wednesday, The Bitcoin Stock Show is brought to you by The Mining Pod and features interviews and analysis related to the world of public Bitcoin companies. Subscribe to receive notifications when we stream and publish shows! 

Bitdeer went public in April 2023, and since then, it has earned consideration as one of the top 10 public bitcoin mining stocks by market cap. Today, our guest Brandon Bailey makes the case for why it deserves a spot in the top five. Welcome back to The Mining Pod! This week we are joined by Brandon Bailey (a.k.a. Bitcoin Beezy), a co-founder of Second Gate advisory and a former VP of mining at Galaxy Digital, to discuss his recent research note on Bitdeer. He argues that the public miner, which is sometimes overlooked for some combination of language barriers and the team's geographic distance from North America, is massively undervalued. He digs into Bitdeer's bitcoin mining business and its burgeoning ASIC miner manufacturing line to make the case that the company deserves a valuation comparable to Riot, Marathon, CleanSpark, and Core Scientific. Timestamps:00:00 Start02:11 Bitdeer Research Note03:46 Bitdeer as public company underdog08:12 2025 Projected Growth12:42 market segments14:59 Total Revenue16:10 Self mining vs hosting18:34 New ASICs23:46 ASIC manufacturing at scale30:13 Advantages of vertical integration35:08 Bitdeer can shift market segments37:03 AI & HPC41:11 AI training profitability45:34 3 AI Compute approaches50:43 Final thoughtsPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! This week we are joined by Brandon Bailey (a.k.a. Bitcoin Beezy), a co-founder of Second Gate advisory and a former VP of mining at Galaxy Digital, to discuss his recent research note on Bitdeer. He argues that the public miner, which is sometimes overlooked for some combination of language barriers and the team's geographic distance from North America, is massively undervalued. He digs into Bitdeer's bitcoin mining business and its burgeoning ASIC miner manufacturing line to make the case that the company deserves a valuation comparable to Riot, Marathon, CleanSpark, and Core Scientific.  Timestamps: 00:00 Start 02:11 Bitdeer Research Note 03:46 Bitdeer as public company underdog 08:12 2025 Projected Growth 12:42 market segments 14:59 Total Revenue 16:10 Self mining vs hosting 18:34 New ASICs 23:46 ASIC manufacturing at scale 30:13 Advantages of vertical integration 35:08 Bitdeer can shift market segments 37:03 AI & HPC 41:11 AI training profitability 45:34 3 AI Compute approaches 50:43 Final thoughts Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! 

In this week's news roundup, Will, Colin, and Matt cover the news regarding Rhodium's Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and they also touch on the spree of post-halving mergers and acquisitions in bitcoin mining. Plus, what's the deal with public bitcoin miner AI/HPC strategies? Finally, they close on the ever-persistent (and always maddening) debate over bitcoin mining's energy use.Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Blockspace broke news this weekend that Texas-based bitcoin miner Rhodium is going bankrupt, and we follow up in today's show about what we do and don't know regarding the incipient restructuring. As Rhodium starts restructuring its debt, other bitcoin miners have been expanding, with mergers and acquisitions becoming the second hottest trend this summer in the mining sector. The hottest trend, though, is AI, and we've got the straight skinny on how public bitcoin miners are approaching the hyped-up sector. And in this week's Cry Corner, the gang addresses yet more quibbling about Bitcoin's energy use (when Solomon said that there's nothing new under the sun, he was really talking about energy FUD…).Timestamps:00:00 Start01:19 Difficulty report03:27 Rhodium files for bankruptcy08:28 Bitfarms acquires Stronghold09:07 GDA expansion09:28 Cipher Mining's new site15:04 AI & HPC industry update report22:09 Cry CornerPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Blockspace broke news this weekend that Texas-based bitcoin miner Rhodium is going bankrupt, and we follow up in today's show about what we do and don't know regarding the incipient restructuring. As Rhodium starts restructuring its debt, other bitcoin miners have been expanding, with mergers and acquisitions becoming the second hottest trend this summer in the mining sector. The hottest trend, though, is AI, and we've got the straight skinny on how public bitcoin miners are approaching the hyped-up sector. And in this week's Cry Corner, the gang addresses yet more quibbling about Bitcoin's energy use (when Solomon said that there's nothing new under the sun, he was really talking about energy FUD…). Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:19 Difficulty report 03:27 Rhodium files for bankruptcy 08:28 Bitfarms acquires Stronghold 09:07 GDA expansion 09:28 Cipher Mining's new site 15:04 AI & HPC industry update report 22:09 Cry Corner Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! 

Welcome back to the show! We're sitting down with film maker and documentarian Alana Mediavilla to discuss her new film “Dirty Coin,” which premiered on the Bitcoin Halving this year and will go to market in late 2024! In this sit-down interview at Bitcoin Nashville, we discuss film work in Bitcoin, various locations filmed and the stories behind them and how Bitcoin mining is the “hands and feet” of Bitcoin compared to the ‘Number Go Up' strategy most people consider.If you enjoyed the show, keep an eye out for Dirty Coin at a theater near you and follow the social accounts at @DirtyCoinDoc and @AlanaMediavilla!Timestamps:00:00 Start01:35 Starting Dirty Coin04:01 Background12:17 Funding14:23 Screening14:47 Bitcoin Film festival;15:57 Reception of the film16:42 Made for no-coiners18:11 CLIP: Monetizing Waste24:21 CLIP: Seneca Lake29:26 CLIP: History of the Electrical Grid36:18 The goal of the movie42:59 Final thoughtsPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Welcome back to the show! We're sitting down with film maker and documentarian Alana Mediavilla to discuss her new film “Dirty Coin,”  which premiered on the Bitcoin Halving this year and will go to market in late 2024! In this sit-down interview at Bitcoin Nashville, we discuss film work in Bitcoin, various locations filmed and the stories behind them and how Bitcoin mining is the “hands and feet” of Bitcoin compared to the ‘Number Go Up' strategy most people consider. If you enjoyed the show, keep an eye out for Dirty Coin at a theater near you and follow the social accounts at @DirtyCoinDoc and @AlanaMediavilla! Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:35 Starting Dirty Coin 04:01 Background 12:17 Funding 14:23 Screening 14:47 Bitcoin Film festival; 15:57 Reception of the film 16:42 Made for no-coiners 18:11 CLIP: Monetizing Waste 24:21 CLIP: Seneca Lake 29:26 CLIP: History of the Electrical Grid 36:18 The goal of the movie 42:59 Final thoughts Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! 

In this week's news roundup, Will, Colin, and Matt break down how Babylon Chain's launch pumped Bitcoin transactions fees to multi-month highs. Plus, they discuss Bitfarms' merger with Stronghold and what it means for Riot's hostile takeover attempt, and they wrap up the pod by covering Q2 numbers from the public miners – oh, and a note on the IMF's absurd plea to tax bitcoin miners into oblivion. Welcome back to The Mining Pod! On Thursday, Bitcoin transaction fees soared to their highest levels since April, but it has nothing to do with runes or inscriptions. This go around, it was all thanks to the launch of Babylon Chain, a new off-chain BTC staking platform. We also tackle Bitfarms' merger with Stronghold and what it could mean (or not mean) for Riot's ongoing attempt at a hostile share takeover of Bitfarms. Finally, we close on the latest Q2 figures and operational updates from public bitcoin miners, and Colin rants about why the IMF needs to take their bitcoin miner tax proposal and shove it...someplace where it won't see the light of day. Timestamps:00:00 Start02:33 Difficulty report04:45 ASIC prices12:13 Babylon staking15:51 Bitfarms Expands with $175M Stronghold Merger16:47 Riot vs Bitfarms Poison Pill25:30 Public Miner Reports32:19 IMF Idea to Tax Bitcoin MinersPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! On Thursday, Bitcoin transaction fees soared to their highest levels since April, but it has nothing to do with runes or inscriptions. This go around, it was all thanks to the launch of Babylon Chain, a new off-chain BTC staking platform.  We also tackle Bitfarms' merger with Stronghold and what it could mean (or not mean) for Riot's ongoing attempt at a hostile share takeover of Bitfarms. Finally, we close on the latest Q2 figures and operational updates from public bitcoin miners, and Colin rants about why the IMF needs to take their bitcoin miner tax proposal and shove it...someplace where it won't see the light of day.  Timestamps: 00:00 Start 02:33 Difficulty report 04:45 ASIC prices 12:13 Babylon staking 15:51 Bitfarms Expands with $175M Stronghold Merger 16:47 Riot vs Bitfarms Poison Pill 25:30 Public Miner Reports 32:19 IMF Idea to Tax Bitcoin Miners Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! 

We talk to one of Bitcoin mining's leading foot soldiers, The Coin Dad, about deploying hashrate!Welcome back to the show! This week, we're joined by ‘The Coin Dad,' one of the familiar faces around Bitcoin mining conferences (and mines!) with an extensive history in the small, young sector. The Coin Dad takes us through his personal life–including an overseas deployment to the Middle East–to his time entering Bitcoin mining, including deploying tens of thousands of machines for some of the largest mining companies and fabricating entire container designs. We fininish with a conversation about the Bitcoin Mining Museum, a passion project begun multiple years ago to preserve the history of Bitcoin mining hashrate!Timestamps:00:00 Start01:31 Coin Dad's background10:27 Starting mining13:37 Altcoin fail19:30 Start working in Bitcoin33:46 Mining museum44:06 Bitcoin shoes47:34 Time for a brick & morterPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Welcome back to the show! This week, we're joined by ‘The Coin Dad,' one of the familiar faces around Bitcoin mining conferences (and mines!) with an extensive history in the small, young sector. The Coin Dad takes us through his personal life–including an overseas deployment to the Middle East–to his time entering Bitcoin mining, including deploying tens of thousands of machines for some of the largest mining companies and fabricating entire container designs. We fininish with a conversation about the Bitcoin Mining Museum, a passion project begun multiple years ago to preserve the history of Bitcoin mining hashrate!   Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:31 Coin Dad's background 10:27 Starting mining 13:37 Altcoin fail 19:30 Start working in Bitcoin 33:46 Mining museum 44:06 Bitcoin shoes 47:34 Time for a brick & morter Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! 

In this week's news roundup, Charlie, Colin, and Matt take a look at the $2.1 billion in financing public Bitcoin miners have accrued recently, CleanSpark's mining pool aspirations, and the surprising resilience of solo miners post-halving. Welcome back to The Mining Pod! How much have public miners raised since Q2? A lot – like, $2.2 billion kind of a lot. The majority of this liquidity flows from at-the-market (and other) stock offerings in Q2, while a handful of miners have also turned toward convertible notes for financing in Q3. In addition to that news, we also cover a story that Blockspace broke regarding CleanSpark's desire to launch its own mining pool, and we finish the feel good underdog story that yes, solo miners are still out there (and they're actually making money). Timestamps:00:00 Start01:43 Bitcoin mining market / metric update7:50 Publicly traded Bitcoin miners raise $2.1 billion since Q210:00 Bitdeer $150 million convertible note12:46 Marathon $250 million convertible note to buy BTC14:21 Core Scientific $350 convertible note to pay down debt17:13 When CleanSpark pool? 23:48 Bitaxe and solo mining 33:54Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! How much have public miners raised since Q2? A lot – like, $2.2 billion kind of a lot. The majority of this liquidity flows from at-the-market (and other) stock offerings in Q2, while a handful of miners have also turned toward convertible notes for financing in Q3. In addition to that news, we also cover a story that Blockspace broke regarding CleanSpark's desire to launch its own mining pool, and we finish the feel good underdog story that yes, solo miners are still out there (and they're actually making money).   Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:43 Bitcoin mining market / metric update 7:50 Publicly traded Bitcoin miners raise $2.1 billion since Q2 10:00 Bitdeer $150 million convertible note 12:46 Marathon $250 million convertible note to buy BTC 14:21 Core Scientific $350 convertible note to pay down debt 17:13 When CleanSpark pool?  23:48 Bitaxe and solo mining 33:54 Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! 

Cleanspark has been one of this cycle's big mining winners. We brought on Zach Bradford, CEO of Cleanspark, to understand the game plan!Welcome back to The Mining Pod! This week we are joined by Zach Bradford, CEO of Cleanspark, to discuss Cleanspark's exlplosive 2024 growth. From purchasing peer miner Griid to new sites in multiple states, Bradford goes through Cleanspark's last twelve months, why the company is focused on Bitcoin and Bitcoin only, why Cleanspark is focused on building in the US (but maybe not forever!), comparative strategies like MARA's new HODL and possibly some tech developments worth listening to the end of the show for.Timestamps:00:00 Start02:15 12 month recap of operations05:57 Why not pivot to AI?11:19 Texas is too crowded13:27 International power locations15:56 Griid acquisition19:24 Swapping Griid's old rigs?21:28 Texas vs Georgia24:46 Bitcoin treasury29:18 Marathon's current strategy31:55 Growth strategies37:15 Launching a pool?38:02 Bitcoin Core development38:55 New rigs40:06 Wen zetahash?Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! This week we are joined by Zach Bradford, CEO of Cleanspark, to discuss Cleanspark's exlplosive 2024 growth. From purchasing peer miner Griid to new sites in multiple states, Bradford goes through Cleanspark's last twelve months, why the company is focused on Bitcoin and Bitcoin only, why Cleanspark is focused on building in the US (but maybe not forever!), comparative strategies like MARA's new HODL and possibly some tech developments worth listening to the end of the show for. Timestamps: 00:00 Start 02:15 12 month recap of operations 05:57 Why not pivot to AI? 11:19 Texas is too crowded 13:27 International power locations 15:56 Griid acquisition 19:24 Swapping Griid's old rigs? 21:28 Texas vs Georgia 24:46 Bitcoin treasury 29:18 Marathon's current strategy 31:55 Growth strategies 37:15 Launching a pool? 38:02 Bitcoin Core development 38:55 New rigs 40:06 Wen zetahash? Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! 

Miners are feeling the burn only a few months after the halving…have we officially bottomed?Welcome back to The Mining Pod! This week we're in studio talking about Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining news! Colin Harper, our new Editor-in-Chief, walks us through important updates including mining revenue bottoming to historic lows, Iris Energy (IRENE) struggling after a failed hedging strategy this summer in Texas, a flopped narrative violation on China banning (or not banning, depending on the quality of your research) Bitcoin mining and Paraguay trying to bring more Bitcoin mining down south!Timestamps:00:00 Start02:44 Difficulty report06:13 Miner Mag: $150M into new ASIC design09:43 Core Scientific Signs AI Contract20:49 Iris Energy Power Usage Spike24:43 Miners Holding BTC30:27 Paraguay MiningPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Ocean Mining launched in November of last year to great fanfare and intrigue with a promise to decentralize Bitcoin mining. We check in with the team nearly 1 year on.Welcome back to The Mining Pod! This week we are joined by Bitcoin Mechanic, arguably the face of Ocean Pool. Ocean launched in November 2023 with a lot of hope, excitement and promise, even getting a node from former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey with an investment. The Ocean Pool team promised to decentralize Bitcoin mining through novel block template options for individual miners, a new payout structure called Tides and, to much criticism, the filtering of Ordinals and Inscription projects natively. In this interview, we go through what happened over the course of 2024 with Ocean Pool, how it's attracting hashrate, revisiting the ‘spam' problem, block template construction and the future of Bitcoin in regards to MEV and future soft forks.Timestamps:00:00 Start02:08 Bitcoin Mechanic bio05:26 Start9 & node runners06:43 What's Ocean?08:20 Who is Ocean different?13:25 Block template centralization22:27 Closed Source firmware23:55 Ocean Biz Dev25:03 How to attract miners?34:56 PPLNS vs FPPS45:03 Why would a miner switch?49:39 How big is the market for hobbyist miners?56:36 Corporate pools59:31 Corporate MEV1:03:04 Template construction1:13:01 OPCAT & the future of BTCPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Bitcoin miners are making aggressive moves ahead of a perceived autumn Bitcoin bull market.Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Charlie, Will and Matt jump on the mic to discuss this week's Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining news, including the largest Bitcoin mining difficulty adjustment since January 2023 at 10.5%, Riot's increasing pressure on Bitfarms for control over the latter company's future, new ASIC models debuting at Bitcoin Nashville from Auradine and MicroBT, Cantor Fitzgerald rolling out a $2 billion book for Bitcoin companies and MARA's $100 million HODL position.Timestamps:00:00 Start02:30 Difficulty update (NGU edition)07:04 MinerMag: Return of the HODL09:13 Russia Legitimizes Mining14:57 MinerMag: Aint No Love w/ Riot & Bitfarms18:38 Cantor Enters BTC Lending25:17 New MicroBT rigs26:33 New Auradine rigs29:06 Marathon goes full HODL modePublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

We sat down with Hive's C-Suite at Bitcoin Nashville to discuss AI, HPC and Bitcoin mining!Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Hive Digital is the oldest publicly listed Bitcoin mining stocks. It's also one of the most conservative and efficient miners on the market. So why does it want to lean into AI and HPC so aggressively? We brought on Frank Holmes and Aydin Kilic of Hive Digital to understand the Canadian Bitcoin miners play, including the team's background, the expectation on hardware turnaround time, using a Bitcoin treasury, expanding operations in Paraguay and reducing the cost to mine Bitcoin on the corporate level.Timestamps:00:00 Start02:22 Frank background04:24 Aydin background08:39 Operations update09:58 Hardware ROI 1 yr12:46 BTC treasuries17:39 Conservative growth20:13 Paraguay mining operations26:08 Zambia plans31:46 Reducing costs of international expansion39:00 Mining vs HPC vs AI profitabilityPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

How do you grow your Bitcoin stack and protect it? We explore with Bespoke.Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Ever wonder what to do with your mining stock equity, Bitcoin or other assets so you don't get hit with a huge tax burden, financial issue or other inconvenience in life? Enter Bespoke Group, a family office and advisory focused on problems Bitcoiners face. We talk with Bespoke about managing your stack in a responsible way, from startup equity to tax structures to trusts.Timestamps:00:00 Start03:26 Matt's bio04:09 Jack's bio06:53 What is Bespoke?14:38 Anon Bitcoiner that led to Bespoke23:07 Convincing skeptical Bitcoiners32:01 What's the pitch?39:42 Stock option wealth planning43:20 BTC income planning56:00 Ordinals inheritance (no.. seriously)1:00:47 What to do with gains?1:05:33 Planning before the gains happenPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

The Mining Pod gang tackles this week's Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining news!Welcome back to The Mining Pod! In this week's news roundup, we touch on Bitcoin network metrics, Bitcoin miners increasingly moving to AI, IREN's short report and what it meant for the stock, Tether's bid to take over Bitcoin mining (or, diversify revenue and asset holdings) and Charlie's Ordinals report!Timestamps:00:00 Start02:58 Difficulty report06:08 Miners pivot to AI14:07 Iris Energy Short Report18:40 Tether & Northern Data23:30 Ordinals reportPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Want to mine Bitcoin? Let's talk what you need to deploy to the field!Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today we're joined by Matt Lousteau of Giga to discuss what you need in the field for mining Bitcoin! From immersion to containers to transformers, we go through your potential needs to mine Bitcoin. Timestamps:00:00 Start02:24 What's new w/ Matt?04:03 10MW deployment04:35 Plans for Giga07:01 Giga products09:09 Sourcing transformers11:17 Miner transformer needs13:04 ASIC hardware changes16:15 Hydro & immersion20:08 Hydro solution form factor22:47 Dry coolers27:06 What are miners buying?30:22 Transformer competition30:50 Geopolitical sourcing risks33:21 AI growth35:16 WrapPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

What should mining stock shareholders look for in a stock? We chat with TerraWulf CFO Patrick Fleury.Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today we are joined by Patrick Fleury, the CFO of publicly traded mining company TerraWulf to discuss public mining markets, TerraWulf itself and how mining shareholders should think about Bitcoin mining companies!Timestamps:00:00 Start02:24 Patrick's background05:08 Terawulf partnerships09:17 Financials16:38 Nondisclosure is bull$#!T20:15 Shareholder dilution27:01 Issuing equity at a terahash value35:27 Current lab projects40:58 Terawulf lines of business46:48 Cloud & GPU contracts52:44 Energy contracts as assetsPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Transaction fee volatility is a problem for Bitcoin users. How can miners and others fix this UX/UI problem? Enter Alkimiya.Welcome back to The Mining Pod! On today's show, we're sitting down with Leo Zhang of Alkimiya Protocol to discuss their novel trading solution for Bitcoin blockspace. Yes, you read that right! Alkimiya enables parties like wallets, miners or professional traders to take a position on Bitcoin blockspace. Widespread usage of this trading platform could enable wallets or others to issue on-chain transactions even when fees are high, balancing out the long term volatility of Bitcoin transaction fees. For miners, it might open up doors for trading a new commodity: Blockspace. Timestamps:00:00 Start03:04 What's Alkyamya?17:41 How can miners use?22:54 How does it work?24:31 Tech design of Alkyamya26:05 Alkyamya & L2s26:42 Building on Bitcoin33:53 New Bitcoin proposals39:11 Degen spillover41:20 Final thoughtsPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Lots going on in public markets this week as Cleanspark announced the planned purchase of Bitcoin miner Griid, while a few private miners made public ambitions known.Will, Charlie and Matt jump back behind the mic to chomp on this week's Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining news–and what a week it was! We cover Cleanspark's plans to purchase Bitcoin miner Griid, Northern Data and Genesis Digital Assets (GDA)eyeing public markets for the first time and we wrap up with a short local story on ASIC theft. Timestamps:00:00 Start05:18 Cleanspark Acquisition14:07 Northern Data IPO20:05 GDA IPO26:28 Bad Boys: ASIC thief28:08 Ordinals number go down :(-Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

By some metrics, Antpool has over 50% of Bitcoin's hashrate through proxy pools. Is this a threat to Bitcoin?Industry expert Ian Descôteaux from Pow.Re discusses evidence of pool consolidation, risks to Bitcoin, and potential solutions for decentralization. This podcast explores the growing centralization of Bitcoin mining pools, focusing on proxy pools and their potential impact on the network.Timestamps:00:00 Start02:48 Checksum's bio03:34 Canada & South America hash rate06:42 Mining pool centralization09:14 Proxy pools11:57 Proxy pool diagram13:57 F2Pool use proxy?15:14 F2Pool block template16:09 Cobo yield & risk19:31 Merkle tree evidence25:28 UTXO accelerator29:59 Selfish mining & 51%33:35 Covenants36:26 Antpool incentives38:38 Block withholding attacks40:17 How to fix?43:32 Are new pools likely?45:52 Final thoughtsPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

What's next for Bitcoin development? How do miners fit into the picture? And what's with new mining schemes like Slipstream? We discuss this and more on The Mining Pod.Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Portland Hodl, a Bitcoin developer with Marathon Digital, discusses Slipstream, Bitcoin Core, soft forks, and the future of Bitcoin. He shares insights on mining innovations, blockchain reorganizations, and the importance of Bitcoin education. The conversation covers technical aspects and broader implications for Bitcoin's development and adoption.Timestamps:00:00 Start02:54 Thought on Bitcoin06:24 Slipstream12:42 Consensus vs standardness19:35 Slipstream technical challenges26:35 Slipstream profitability29:00 Why don't more pools MEV?34:46 Not enough developers41:17 The infamous/famous M block49:12 Bitcoin has always been a data storage network52:19 Re-org of Testnet459:39 Testnet3 hijinks1:06:48 Thoughts on Bitcoin Core1:13:15 Client diversity1:17:58 Softforks1:24:48 Consequences of softforks1:34:42 Orange-pilling people1:37:20 What Bitcoiners DON'T understandPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

The next generation of ASIC Bitcoin miners was revealed last week in Las Vegas, NV at WDMS. The Mining Pod was on the ground to take a look! Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Will and Charlie jump on the microphone to discuss Bitmain's newest ASICs, the S21 XP and S21 XP Hydro miners! We compare against other ASICs like Canaan, Bitdeer and MicroBT while taking a larger view about how the ASIC market is going to transform over the next few years. We cover topics like AI infrastructure, commoditization of chips and how to compete in a centralized ASIC market!Timestamps:00:00 Start04:11 S21 Hydro06:53 Rackspace & rigs swapping13:46 AntSpaces15:56 Bitmain competitors22:54 Rig "commoditization"26:18 New Rig makers42:46 Final thoughtsPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Want to mine a meme coin? ElphaPex's newest unit mines Litecoin and Dogecoin through a process called merge mining!Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Ben Weng and Payne Cong of Foundation Logic, the team behind the new ElphaPex Dogecoin/Litcoin miner, join The Mining Pod to discuss their new ASIC mining startup, competing with industry giants, and the future of script mining. Learn about hardware startups, profitability comparisons, and the potential for diversifying mining revenue.Chapters:00:00 Start03:20 Ben Weng background04:29 Payne Cong background06:32 Litecoin+Dogecoin ASIC09:40 Why these coins?14:50 Is Litecoin the main revenue?18:39 Profitability21:10 Other revenue sources24:40 Calculators25:50 Hardware form factor28:15 Repairs33:41 Chips & production35:56 What foundry36:50 Chip allocations from Samsung38:40 Bitmain competition42:46 Final thoughts-Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

What does it take to mine Bitcoin in Texas? We found out in this episode with Ryan Nuckolls from DIG.Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Ryan Nuckolls, a 10th-generation Texan and Bitcoin veteran, discusses the intersection of energy and Bitcoin mining in Texas. He shares insights on optimizing mining infrastructure, the benefits of Bitcoin for the Texas grid, and the industry's future. Nuckolls believes Texas is poised for significant growth in Bitcoin mining.Chapters:03:12 Ryan's background04:38 Infrastructure as a service08:24 Generation vs demand11:03 When Bitcoin came to ERCOT13:47 Example deal16:26 Due diligence beforehand17:13 Capital intensive ops19:25 Demand on ERCOT21:43 Trading energy on ERCOT25:35 What is energy trading?30:06 The future of ERCOT & BitcoinPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

We brought on an energy lawyer and Bitcoin mining founder Justin Ballard to get to the bottom of the flare gas questions with Bitcoin mining.Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Ever wonder if this flare gas thing with Bitcoin mining is real? Can it scale to solve real-world climate issues? And how would someone go about making a project like that in the first place?Justin Ballard, General Counsel at Adakon Energy & Founding Partner at Firm 21, shares insights on Bitcoin mining's legal landscape, energy deals, flare gas mining, and the industry's future. He discusses the challenges and opportunities in navigating this space, drawing parallels to the oil and gas industry.Chapter Markers:00:00 Start04:37 Justin's background08:37 Mining legal structures15:41 Energy deal examples18:55 Flare gas reality check23:30 Legal gas mining deals30:00 Learnings big/small operations-Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Where is mining hardware headed? Can mining and AI really work together? Find out this and more on The Mining Pod this week.The hardware game is becoming more competitive, with new entrants like Jack Dorsey's Block, Marathon Digital-backed Auradine, and more. And then there's this whole AI thing that mining CEOs and others keep talking about! To make it straight, we brought on ePIC Blockchain co-founder Earl Mai to discuss ePIC's hardware product line, the difficulties of getting a hardware startup off the ground, what its like to compete against Bitmain and how mining–and AI–could converge together over the next few years!Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Chapter Markers:00:00 Start03:07 Earl's background04:51 ePIC's products05:45 Earl's early mining days09:50 Moving from alts to bitcoin12:46 ASIC design process15:36 Why Bitmain dominates?20:15 Bitmian chip design21:51 Don't fight Bitmain24:41 Components26:18 Shoebox form factor27:39 How not to get scammed29:37 Next gen ASICS30:34 Intel update31:20 Competition in the space33:14 Is Bitmain slowing template propagation?39:06 Competitive edge on open network40:43 Where's the new competitive edge?44:20 AI and Bitcoin MiningPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

There's too much M&A in Bitcoin mining to keep track of! Will and Charlie dig into this week's Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining news, including the short report leveled at Riot Platforms, CoreWeave's declined bid to purchase Core Scientific, BitDeer buying a fabless ASIC manufacturer for $140 million in shares, and lastly, Cleanspark's involvement in the Cheyenne, Wyoming Bitcoin mining slapped with an executive order by the Biden administration.Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Chapters: 00:00 Start02:31 Difficulty update04:51 Mining stocks08:04 Riot & Bitfarms16:30 Core Scientific rejects Coreweave22:00 Desiweminer (new AISC)27:21 Cleanspark vs White HousePublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Bitcoin miners in Europe face challenges due to new MICA regulations, which emphasize the significance of data sharing and have implications for the future of Bitcoin mining in the region.Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.Will Foxley interviews Frederik Vyncke and Sven Hildebrandt from the European Bitcoin Energy Association (EBEA) to discuss the challenges Bitcoin miners face in Europe due to new MICA regulations. They explore the impact of these regulations, the importance of data sharing, and the future of Bitcoin mining in Europe.Chapter Markers:00:00 Start03:32 Frederik Vyncke background04:31 Sven Hildebrandt background06:13 European Bitcoin Energy Association11:13 Perception of mining in EU now?17:34 MICA regulation & mining20:12 Data required by MICA21:28 What if no data?22:09 Service providers on the hook not miners23:01 This seems stupid...24:30 Energy mix data29:08 Complying with regulations as a miner32:20 Where is hashrate in the EU?35:39 South East EU mining37:36 AI power demand42:48 Regulatory wishlist45:21 Public data vs proprietary data46:04 Convincing miners to comply49:48 Wrapping upPublished twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!