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Jason Les is the CEO and Director of Riot Platforms, a bitcoin mining and digital infrastructure company. This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Investor Week in New York. In this conversation we talk about the bitcoin mining landscape, regulatory changes, the truth around bitcoin mining, buying vs mining bitcoin, how to deal with bear markets, and more.=========================Bitwise is one of the largest and fastest-growing crypto asset managers. As of December 31, 2021, the company managed over $1.3 billion across an expanding suite of investment solutions, which include the world's largest crypto index fund and other innovative products spanning Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, and crypto equities. Whether you're an individual, advisor, or institution, Bitwise provides intelligent access to crypto with your unique circumstances in mind. Visit www.bitwiseinvestments.com to learn more. Certain of the Bitwise investment products may be subject to the extreme risks associated with investing in crypto assets. Visit www.bitwiseinvestments.com/disclosures/ to learn more.=========================Reed Smith is a dynamic international law firm dedicated to helping clients move their businesses forward. With an inclusive culture and innovative mindset, Reed Smith delivers smarter, more creative legal services that drive better outcomes for their clients. Their deep industry knowledge, long-standing relationships and collaborative structure make them the go-to partner for complex disputes, transactions, and regulatory matters. Learn more at www.reedsmith.com=========================Pomp writes a daily letter to over 265,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack.com/=======================View 10k+ open startup jobs:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dreamstartupjob.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enroll in my Crypto Academy: https://www.thecryptoacademy.io/

Jason Les is the CEO of Riot Platforms, one of the largest miners in North America. They are a publicly traded company that is exclusively focused on mining as much bitcoin as possible. In this conversation, we talk about public policy, politicians becoming interested in bitcoin mining, what is going on with the bitcoin halving, hardware updates, rise of AI, competition for power, and much more.  ======================= Meanwhile is the world's first licensed and regulated life insurance company built for the Bitcoin economy. Protect your loved ones with sound money built to manage life's uncertainty and a broken financial system. Their BTC-denominated Whole Life Insurance policies allow HODLers to pass more BTC on to their loved ones and a tax-advantaged way to access BTC for liquidity during their lifetime. Visit their website at ⁠https://meanwhile.bm/⁠ to join the waitlist for a policy and to learn more. ======================= Buy and sell cryptocurrency in a tax-advantaged crypto IRA with iTrustCapital. Enjoy 24/7 access, lowest fees in the industry, and tax benefits for your retirement. Open and fund an account today at https://www.itrustcapital.com/pomp to receive a $100 USD funding bonus. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 265,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack.com/ ======================= View 10k+ open startup jobs: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dreamstartupjob.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Enroll in my Crypto Academy: https://www.thecryptoacademy.io/

Join us for Episode 40, an exclusive with Pierre Rochard and CEO of Riot, Jason Les at Riot's Halving Party on 4/19 with PubKey.  Don't miss the Q&A from the audience at the end. Follow Blocktime on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlocktimebyRiotFollow Blocktime on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RiotPlatforms/podcasts

 In Episode 17, you'll get exclusive insights into Pacific Bitcoin's Mining Day Industry! Watch Riot's CEO, Jason Les, speak on "Scaling Bitcoin Mining Operations" panel. Hear from leader's across the industry talk about Bitcoin mining machines, power generation, and more. Additionally, don't miss BlockTime's host, Pierre Rochard on "The Answer to Life the Universe & Everything" panel.  Together, they explore the intricate relationship between Bitcoin and energy, its unique ability to connect faith, truth, and optimism, and its profound impact on our perception of freedom. Skip navigation0:00 / 25:07The Answer to Life the Universe & EverythingFollow Blocktime on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlocktimebyRiotFollow Blocktime on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RiotPlatforms/podcasts

Have you wondered about the challenges of managing a large publicly listed Bitcoin mining company? Jason Les, CEO of Riot Platforms joins me to talk: His poker background Why hashrate expands even when price is down Riot's competitive advantages Should miners use debt financing?  HODLing Bitcoin as a miner Bitcoin ETF impact?  How can miners outperform bitcoin?  Dodging knives Educating government Curtailment & Ancillary services Halving predictions Links: Site: Riotplatforms.com X: @JasonLes_ Sponsors: Swan.com (code LIVERA) CoinKite.com (code LIVERA) Mempool.space Stephan Livera Links: Follow me on X @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast

Today, our host, Pierre Rochard, is joined by CEO of Riot, Jason Les.  Jason is the driving force behind Riot's mission to become one of the most relevant and significant companies supporting the Bitcoin network. Jason and Pierre touch on the Company's history, vertical integration business model, and latest updates on Riot's Corsicana Facility.  Listen now!Meet JasonJason is the driving force behind the Company's mission to become one of the most relevant and significant companies supporting the Bitcoin network. He has been deeply involved with Bitcoin since 2013, with significant experience in cryptocurrency mining, and as an engineer studying protocol development, and contributing to open-source projects.Jason was also a founding partner of Binary Digital, a software-development company where he led the engineering team and coordinated project development for artificial intelligence, reverse engineering, and inter-software compatibility projects.Additionally, Jason's background includes over a decade of unique experience as a former professional heads-up poker player during which he has successfully competed in high-stakes games online, in addition to the most prestigious, high-stakes tournaments in the world.  In 2015 and 2017, he was selected as a human benchmark for testing the world's best poker artificial intelligence in what was dubbed “Man vs Machine” at Carnegie Mellon University in 2015 and 2017.Jason holds a Bachelor of Science in Information & Computer Science from UC Irvine.Follow Blocktime on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlocktimebyRiotFollow Blocktime on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RiotPlatforms/podcasts

Good Morning Bitcoin brings another epic conversation to the table about Bitcoin mining and the innovation that is happening in the mining space. Pierre Rochard, Adam O, Amanda Cavaleri, Luxor Mining, Jason Les, Ethan Vera, and many more break down how mining fits into the future of our energy grids and the coming wave of adoption by energy companies of Bitcoin mining. THIS EPISODE'S SPONSORS: Moon Mortgage - https://www.moonmortgage.io River - https://river.com/ Gordon Law - https://gordonlawltd.com/ Bitcoin 2023 Miami - https://b.tc/conference/ Bitcoin Magazine - https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/ Bitcoin Magazine Pro - https://bitcoinmagazine.com/tags/bitcoin-magazine-pro Lower your time preference and lock-in your BITCOIN 2023 conference tickets today! Use the code BMLIVE for a 10% Discount! https://b.tc/conference/2023 Use promocode: BMLIVE for 10% off everything in our store

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://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 topics - from identifying issues and troubleshooting common hardware failures, to coursework exploring bitcoin's global impact. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Start 00:58 Intro 01:50 FTX collapse 03:00 Relationships in the industry 06:48 Miners having trouble 09:11 Bad decisions in mining 14:00 Miner loans and rates 22:20 Building a massive mining site 26:24 Financing expansions 31:21 Risks of mining equity 34:07 The business model of mining 39:44 Working with ERCOT 44:23 ASIC market 49:35 BTC in a broader bear market 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 RSS https://bit.ly/3chpULV LEARN Every week, Compass sends a memo to over 18,000 professional miners and investors with the most important news and data in cryptocurrency mining. Get the free newsletter in your inbox too: https://bit.ly/3vOGzxD FOLLOW Twitter: https://twitter.com/compass_mining LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/compassmining

Our guest today is Jason Les, CEO of Riot Blockchain. Riot is one of the largest publicly traded bitcoin miners in the world, with a current hash rate capacity of 4.8EH/s, and an expected self-mining capacity of 12.6EH/s by Q1 2023. The bitcoin mining industry is notoriously competitive, and that is especially the case right now in the fall of 2022, as a confluence of factors conspire to reveal which among the current operators are capable of weathering the storm. As such, I thought now would be a perfect time to have Jason on to discuss his story, how he thinks about building successful bitcoin mining operations, as well as the broad and massive implications of this burgeoning new industry. Enjoy! --- Follow Jason: Twitter: @JasonLes_ Website: riotblockchain.com Follow John & Seetee: Twitter: @johnkvallis & @Seetee_io Website: seetee.io Use Podcasting 2.0: Breez.Technology Fountain.FM NewPodcastingApps.com Value4Value.io

Sinan Kanatsiz, Chairman and Founder of the IMA, sits down with Jason Les, CEO of Riot Blockchain, to talk about how his background in computer science and as a professional poker player prepared him to enter into the world of bitcoin mining, as well as the lessons he's learned through the highs and lows of the crypto world. Support the show

Today Will speaks with Jason Les, Chief Executive Officer at Riot Blockchain, Inc, and Poker player. This episode covers tricks on Poker, the correlation between Poker and Bitcoin mining, market changes, how to pick the right people, and so much more. Listen to learn more! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00-0:49 - Introduction 0:49-3:09 - Jason's professional Poker career 3:10-4:14 - Tips and tricks to dominate a home Poker game 4:15-6:03 - Nash equilibrium in Poker 6:04-10:57 - Jason's transition from Poker professional to Bitcoin world 10:58-19:34 - Sentiment of Poker community about Bitcoin 19:35-22:52 - Biggest impact on the way Jason sees Bitcoin 22:53-23:59 - What made Riot stand from other companies? 24:00-27:20 - How to find the right people to join the company 27:21-27:20 - What actions did Jason take that made riot not susceptible to current market changes? 27:21-34:14 - Tips from poker that might be useful to control emotions 34:15-36:47 - Events that Jason is focused on apart from Bitcoin 36:48-43:37- One belief the majority of the world would disagree with WHERE TO FIND THE SHOW: → Website: https://www.podcasts.sazmining.com → Apple Podcasts: https://www.podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everything-crypto-mining-the-sazmining-podcast/id1533055103 → Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rldZMBuf447UHaWyV1UtV?si=SqsAW1aESNiiSbHwWSL8oQ&dl_branch=1 → YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt0_Ymrq6PVZcNZP_Thvb2w CATCH UP ON THE EPISODES: → Season One: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCcctgrDmFCN7aFLZkPRd20fNJbflXxZK → Season Two: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCcctgrDmFCN1gX3R1uKL2bqTI-uUzTd7 SUPPORT THE SHOW: → Have an idea for a guest? Email Us: Podcast@Sazmining.com FOLLOW US: → Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/sazmining → LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sazmining-inc/ → YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt0_Ymrq6PVZcNZP_Thvb2w → Website: https://www.sazmining.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sazmining/support

In this episode Jason Larkins interviews Les Stella, the Executive Director of the new World Allstar Federation. Les talks about his start with the USASF and the new opportunity with the WASF. Jason wants to know why the industry needs another governing body and Les explains the positive impact the WASF plans to bring to the allstar cheerleading industry.

Hard Money with Natalie Brunell features weekly headlines and hard hitting interviews from the world of Bitcoin and Finance, a macro update from Andy Edstrom, as well as Bitcoin stories from around the world.Topics this week include the the Proshares BITI Bitcoin ETF, Michael Saylor on CNBC, volatility in the stock market, the Federal Reserve and Jerome Powell on fears of continued inflation and a recession, the ongoing Celsius Network debacle and SEC investigation, Crypto bailouts from FTX, and more legislation around Bitcoin mining. This week's guest interview is with Vijay Boyapati, the author of “The Bullish Case for Bitcoin.” This week's story package focuses on Bitcoin mining and features an interview with Jason Les, CEO of Riot Blockchain, as well as a special look at their Whinstone mining facility in Rockdale, Texas.Hard Money is a production of Swan Studios and Bitcoin Magazine. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 “Hard Money” Intro 00:00:35 Bitcoin Price, Bears & Is Bitcoin Dead? 00:04:06 Bitcoin Headlines, Powell's Comments & Regulation 00:08:45 Vijay Boyapati, “The Bearish Case for Bitcoin” 00:15:44 Riot Blockchain Mining Tour! 00:20:16 Andy Edstrom Weekly Macro Update 00:23:25 “Hard Money” Outro Connect with Natalie and Hard Money on Twitter: https://twitter.com/natbrunell https://twitter.com/hardmoneyshowLower your time preference and lock-in your BITCOIN 2023 conference tickets today! Use the code BMLIVE for a 10% Discount! https://b.tc/conference/2023 Use promocode: FOMO for 10% off everything in our store! https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/Join the nearly 12,000 Bitcoiners taking their accumulation game to the next level with Bitcoin Magazine PRO. Deep insights and expert analysis to help you navigate market storms. Subscribe free: bmpro.substack.comSwan Bitcoin is the best way to accumulate Bitcoin with automatic recurring buys and instant buys from $10 to $10 million. Get started in just 5 minutes. Your first $10 purchase is on us: https://swanbitcoin.com/ytAre you a high net worth individual or do you represent corporation that might be interested in learning more about Bitcoin? Swan Private guides corporations and high net worth individuals toward building generational wealth with Bitcoin. Find out more at https://swanbitcoin.com/privateCheck out the best place for Bitcoin education, Swan Bitcoin's “Bitcoin Canon”. Compiling all of the greatest articles, news sources, videos and more from your favorite bitcoiners! https://www.swanbitcoin.com/canon/

Blockware Lead Insights Analyst Will Clemente speaks with Jason Les, CEO of RIOT Blockchain to discuss Bitcoin mining, the state of the Bitcoin market, global macro, and more. You can now find our podcast on Spotify, Apple, and Google Podcasts as well! Buy Bitcoin and crypto with zero fees on FTX (http://ftx.blockwareintelligence.com/). Use our referral code (Blockware) and get a free coin when you trade $10 worth. Will: https://twitter.com/WClementeIII Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonLes_ Contact us: contact@blockwaresolutions.com Subscribe to the Newsletter! https://www.blockwareintelligence.com/

The industrial era for crypto? Riot Blockchain CEO Jason Les (RIOT)'s unique source of cheap power promises a big bump in bitcoin mining. Is HCA Healthcare (HCA) showing the rest of us just where the latest bout of inflation could be permanent? Why Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) expects demand to be strong. Why Marine Products (MPX) may be saying something different from what we are hearing from the market. The Drill Down with Cory Johnson offers a regular look at the business stories behind stocks on the move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Les is the CEO of Riot Blockchain. In this conversation we discuss Bitcoin mining and the ongoing ESG conversations, the mining industry, the importance of capital markets, and why he wants the United States to be the leader in Bitcoin mining. ======================= BlockFi provides financial products for crypto investors. Those products include BlockFi Wallet, no fee Trading, crypto collateralized Loans and the World's First Crypto Rewards Credit Card. To get $75 back on the first swipe of your BlockFi Rewards Credit Card, sign up today at http://www.blockfi.com/Pompcc ======================= Choice is a new self-directed IRA product that I'm really excited about. If you are listening to this, you are likely part of the 7.1 million bitcoin owners who have retirement accounts with dollars in them, but not bitcoin. I was in that situation too. Now you can actually buy real Bitcoin in your retirement account. I'm talking about owning your private keys and using tax-advantaged dollars to do it too. Absolute game changer. https://www.retirewithchoice.com/pomp ======================= Imagine coinmarketcap - decentralized. 3X in valuation is 15 billion dollars from the current price. Cryptotoday.com starts at zero, at fair launch on 7th of March. No VC. No pre-sale. Team tokens locked.  For the people, by the people. For decentralized crypto. Visit http://cryptotoday.com and read the whitepaper for the details. =======================

In this episode, I will break down what happened at the Q4 Bitcoin Mining Council meeting. There were some very interesting data points that I thought were important to cover. Michael Saylor was joined by Jason Les of Riot, Darin Feinstein of Core Scientific, Nic Carter, Fred Thiel of Marathon, and Taras. I watched the entire video myself and then went back through and highlighted the most important aspects of their conversation. Thank you for tuning into Smart People Sh*t and I will see you all on the other side.--------------------------------Be sure to join the "Smart People Shit" telegram for a more in-depth discussion on what's going on in the world of bitcoin and receive exciting content that is exclusive to the followers in the Telegram.Telegram: Http://t.me/smartpeopleshit--------------------------------Host: Dennis Porter- Twitter: https://twitter.com/dennis_porter_?s=21- Articles: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/authors/d...- Website: SmartPeopleShit.comProducer: Jacob Pope- Twitter: https://twitter.com/producer_jacob?s=21--------------------------------SHOW SPONSOR:Special thanks to the team over at Bitcoiner Jobs. If you are tired of going to work and want to find more meaning in your profession, head over to https://bitcoinerjobs.co/ and apply today!--------------------------------As a side note, this podcast is not financial advice. Any opinions expressed by the Host and the Guest are strictly for educational and entertainment purposes only and should be viewed as such. This is the first of many episodes and we're aware we have a lot of room to grow. Feedback is appreciated and we will do our best to evolve with our listeners. Thank you for your support!

In this episode, Trish Regan sits down with Jason Les, CEO of Riot Blockchain. Jason is a former professional poker player and computer scientist who has been fascinated with bitcoin since its early days. Today, he runs one of the world's largest bitcoin mining companies. Trish and Jason talk about everything from the popularity of bitcoin to the increasingly competitive environment that miners now face, government involvement, and environmental concerns. If you have any interest in investing in bitcoin or in companies involved in this space, make sure to listen to today's episode.Because as Jason says, "This is the future." You can follow Jason on Twitter @JasonLes_ and the company @RiotBlockchain. Follow Trish @Trish_Regan and sign up for this podcast at AmericanConsequences.com

Jason Les is the CEO of Riot Blockchain which is the largest Bitcoin mining company in North America. Riot acquired Whinstone earlier this year us a publicly traded company. Jason talks about Riot, Bitcoin Mining, ESG, Elon Musk and the Bitcoin Mining Council, BTC lightning network and much more!https://www.riotblockchain.com/https://twitter.com/RiotBlockchainhttps://twitter.com/JasonLes_Learn more about Algorand - https://www.Algorand.com

Host: Brian Harrington Guest: Jason Les Record Date: December 9, 2021 Record Location: Riot Blockchain office, Costa Mesa, CA Brian sits down with Jason Les, CEO of Riot Blockchain. Jason discusses Riot's mission to accumulate as much bitcoin as possible and secure the bitcoin network through proof-of-work mining, a mission that closely aligns with Jason's personal goals as a bitcoiner. Sign Up for Choice at https://www.choiceapp.io/ https://twitter.com/choicebyKT https://discord.gg/f4avvmtUzh https://www.instagram.com/choiceapp.io/ https://www.facebook.com/choicebykt Follow Jason Les on twitter https://twitter.com/JasonLes_ and visit https://www.riotblockchain.com

This is the second Podcast Episode of our Happy Hashing Holidays Special.  The series covers all you need to know about mining as the holidays approach. On this episode about mining growth in the United States, Amanda Fabiano is joined by Jason Les, Ben Gagnon, and Todd Garland.

This episode's guest is Jason Les, the CEO of Riot Blockchain. Riot is one of the largest publicly traded Bitcoin mining companies in the US.  Utilizing disadvantaged energy located in rural West Texas, Riot is currently building out their Whinstone facility, which when complete will be one of the largest Bitcoin mining sites in the world. When I look at the pictures of Riot's operations, I can't help but feel it is a testament to the strength that is being built into the Bitcoin network.  This episode is filled with discussion about Riot's Whinstone facility and the challenges involved with building out a brownfield bitcoin mining operation.We talk about the advocacy efforts Riot is working on to help legislators at the national and local levels better understand Bitcoin. We discuss the technical side of scaled Bitcoin mining and the future of efficiency in mining hardware. Lastly, we talk about how proof-of-work is more than just consuming power, it's the cumulative amount of human effort involved in building out the most resilient network that has ever been created.  Hope you enjoy the show! Talk.Energy Podcast: https://talk.energy/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/max_gagliardi LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/talkenergy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TalkEnergyPodcast

My guest today is Jason Les, CEO of Riot Blockchain. Riot Blockchain Inc., formerly Bioptix, Inc., is focused on gaining exposure to the blockchain ecosystem through its cryptocurrency mining operations, internally developed businesses, joint ventures, and targeted investments in the sector. The Company primarily focuses on Bitcoin and general blockchain technology. The Company has deployed approximately 8,000 application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) miners at its cryptocurrency mining facility in Oklahoma. The Company, through its subsidiary TESS Inc., seeks to develop a blockchain-based escrow service for wholesale telecom carriers. It holds a 13% interest in Coinsquare Ltd, which is a digital currency exchange in Canada. It also holds investments in Verady, LLC, which provides cryptocurrency accounting and audit technology services. Jason is the driving force behind the Company's mission to become one of the most relevant and significant companies supporting the Bitcoin network. He has been deeply involved with Bitcoin since 2013, with significant experience in cryptocurrency mining, and as an engineer studying protocol development, and contributing to open-source projects. Prior to founding Riot, Jason was also a founding partner of Binary Digital, a software development company where he led the engineering team and coordinated project development for artificial intelligence, reverse engineering, and inter-software compatibility projects. Additionally, Jason's background includes over a decade of unique experience as a former professional heads-up poker player during which he has successfully competed in high-stakes games online, in addition to the most prestigious, high-stakes tournaments in the world. In 2015 and 2017, he was selected as a human benchmark for testing the world's best poker artificial intelligence in what was dubbed “Man vs Machine” at Carnegie Mellon University in 2015 and 2017. In our discussion we cover a variety of different topics related to the mining field including why we may be in the golden age of Bitcoin mining, how Bitcoin mining can help stabilize the energy grid, and the future of Bitcoin mining. Jason explains how the Bitcoin network is anti-fragile and where the hash rate is migrating to after the China Ban early this year. We go on to discuss we are currently living through the Gold Age of Bitcoin Mining. We finish our conversation talking about how poker applies to life and Jason gives some great life advice about how to get ahead in life. Please enjoy my conversation with Jason Les. -- Kava connects the world's largest cryptocurrencies, ecosystems and financial applications on DeFi's most trusted, scalable and secure earning platform. Built to scale on the largest decentralized PoS network, Kava lets you mint stablecoins, lend, borrow, earn and swap safely and efficiently across the world's biggest crypto assets with a simple and intuitive user experience and the full confidence of institutional-grade security and quality . To learn more visit https://untoldstories.link/kava -- Ledn provides financial products to help you unlock the power of digital assets. With a secure and easy-to-use platform, it's the simplest way to earn interest, borrow, and trade your BTC and USDC. For maximum accountability, Ledn offers Proof of Reserves attestations to give you peace of mind while you make the most of your Bitcoin. Untold Stories listeners can receive $50 in free BTC when you create a new loan. More info at https://untoldstories.link/LEDN -- This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

Compass discusses the growth in North American mining with CEOs of the industry's two largest public mining companies: Jason Les of Riot Blockchain and Fred Thiel of Marathon Digital Holdings. https://twitter.com/JasonLes_ https://twitter.com/fgthiel Compass Live covers everything related to bitcoin mining and relevant industry news. Subscribe and connect with us! Get Started Mining: https://bit.ly/3CehBf1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Compass_Mining WATCH Twitch https://bit.ly/3Aok1WP YouTube https://bit.ly/3ys6sot LISTEN Apple: https://apple.co/3fNfrdi Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3tSf9G1 Anchor: https://bit.ly/3rmb7UF PocketCast: https://pca.st/bzjjlmhj RSS: https://bit.ly/3chpULV

Jason Les is a professional poker player, computer programmer and CEO of Riot Blockchain. We talk about his journey to become CEO, the similarities between poker and Bitcoin and the mining industry. Jason also tells us how a non-traditional path is normal for his company, what's required to be successful in any endeavor and why Bitcoin Mining is great for poorer communities.

If you like hearing about Bitcoin, you're gonna like this one. Doug Polk is joined by the CEO of Riot Blockchain and former high stakes poker pro Jason Les. The duo takes a deep dive into a number of Bitcoin-related topics, including environmental concerns, mining, the recent China ban and more. TIMESTAMPS: 0:33 Intro 5:56 Upcoming podcast schedule 8:00 Jason Les joins 9:20 Bitcoin/market in the last 6-12 months 15:00 Future of Bitcoin 29:13 Smart contracts on Bitcoin? 33:40 Mining, PoW vs PoS 46:29 The energy consumption of mining, energy sources 1:02:35 China mining ban, legislation in the US 1:15:44 Elon Musk 1:21:44 Transaction fees, can Bitcoins high value be a bad thing? 1:28:57 What happens when every Bitcoin is mined? 1:35:55 Jason's rise to success, RIOT, Bitcoins future 1:40:19 Outro

Timestamps courtsey of David Huber (Thanks David!) TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Intro, Live from Doug's Vegas-area stomping grounds(1:25) Doug's One Drop win still hasn't completely sunk in(2:10) Doug shows off WSOP High Roller for One Drop bracelet(2:55) One Drop + Tag Team winners' photo story from 2016(4:45) Doug's One Drop victory still hasn't sunk in for Joey either(6:10) Doug's One Drop vlog on YouTube has 250,000 views(6:20) Joey makes affiliate push, tank tops incoming(7:00) Has Doug officially changed his tune about MTTs? TPP!(9:30) The grind of a live MTT pro - Doug doesn't want to be "slave to the system"(10:25) Joey ties it all together for us(11:50) Dong Kim once tried poker tournaments, he didn't like them(12:37) How is Doug treated by some of his poker tournament peers? Nonstop hate from a ton of people?(13:45) High Roller poker community consists of less than 100 individuals(15:00) Doug talks about misapplications of "Group Think" in tournament poker strategy(17:35) Doug grades competition, cash game vs. tournament players(19:00) Name 7 WSOP Main Event winners(20:25) Jerry Yang not great at poker? WHAT?!(22:50) Doug shoots on German High Roller crew(23:40) "Hollywood Ike" Haxton hypothetical discussion, name recognition is GTO, hard-on for small pairs?(25:30) Doug believes one-third of the field is losing in typical High Roller events(26:28) Daniel Negreanu "Memes-n-dreams" - Doug's live poker telecast wardrobe (27:10) Conversation about Luke Schwartz - Doug says Luke is "too cray"(28:35) World anxiously awaits response after "Double-A" Alec Torelli's June 6th Tweet(29:40) Doug explains why he doesn't shy away from all controversial topics in the poker industry(30:45) Doug explains stance on Alec Torelli live poker hidden chips controversy(32:25) Goodwill shout-out to "Jim The Floorman"(33:00) Doubling-down on being wrong is BS - better to own up to mistakes(35:40) Alec Torelli "three buttons down" shirt module coming soon?(37:35) Joey's new module on #WSOOOL available soon, Tournamnet Master Class discussion (38:40) The Rise of Upswing Poker, even Doug is amazed at Upswing's rapid growth(39:55) Doug fulfilled by success of Jason Les, Dong Kim, Daniel McAulay, Jimmy Chou(43:45) Jonah The Wizard Assistant + SrslySirius shout-outs(44:05) Doug's plans for rest of 2017, considering cryptocurrency or comedy channel(46:20) Joey and Doug give their shout-outs(47:00) Joey wants advice on surviving the Las Vegas summer elements(48:40) Joey crystal-balls future Doug/Kaitie matrimony?(49:15) One fan actually got down on his knees and HAILED Supreme Leader Douglas K. Polk at WSOP?(49:40) Believe it or not, Doug used to get OOL frequently in his younger days(51:35) Upswing Poker Party at Surrender Nightclub at Wynn Casino - July 7th(52:20) Joey & Doug will find girls for shy poker players who attend, Joey's Giveaway TOS(54:10) Joey not impressed with "two free drinks," asks about open bar for 1k people in Vegas(55:10) Joey deserves "Upswing Poker Affiliate of The Year" award, ceremony TBD(56:00) Meet Doug, Ryan Fee, Matt Colletta, Joey and many players + personalities this July 7th(57:40) Jonah met chain smokers recently, is doing great work, has legit skills(58:40) Drama between Doug & DNegs? Negreanu's recent hairstyle comment referring to Doug.(1:00:20) Doug gets around to thoughts on Daniel Negreanu(1:03:45) Joey thinks Doug doesn't receive enough support from mainstream poker hierarchy(1:05:00) Doug appreciates "more than fair share" of media coverage, has issue with APA politics(1:06:00) Winning & crushing helps when it comes to poker recognition and acceptance(1:08:30) Doug & Joey adapt to WSOP "celebrity" experience, fan outreach(1:11:15) Fans mis-stating Doug's patented intro - Doug still gets called Vanessa Selbst a lot(1:12:20) Ryan Fee cameo - Joey promotes #WSOOOL get together with one lucky fan(1:14:30) Mike Dentale in-person versus his social media persona(1:14:50) PokerGO WSOP 2017 paywall coverage - Pros & Cons - Good or Bad?(1:18:38) Fedor Holz joins DougPolkPoker YouTube Tuesday at 2pm Pacific (5pm Eastern) (1:19:50) Doug's YouTube content(1:20:28) "Marked cards" controversy during 2017 WSOP High Roller One Drop final table(1:24:05) Doug's plans for Vegas -- vlogging, cash games, tournaments(1:24:30) The GREAT GAME of PLO(1:25:17) Joey explains the reality of the Poker Tournament World - Born to mincash?(1:26:10) Mr. TPP in the house! Tournament Playing Papi(1:26:39) Papi's plans at 2017 WSOP... stayin' alive & gettin' hitched prop bet?(1:29:40) Shout-outs and 3-way, Joey comes up with all-new giveaway, next frontier(1:31:57) New Upswing Poker pro TBA this week! One more pro TBA in July!(1:34:00) Conclusion, Pot Limit Omaha plug + Fedor Holz podcast with Doug tomorrow 2pm Pacific(1:35:08) Have we mentioned the Giveaway?

Tuck talks to Steve Ruddock about the state of legalizing poker, to Jason Les about AI vs Brains 2 and plays Bart heads-up. Say what??? Join us LIVE every Wednesday, from 4–5pm PDT on CrushLivePoker.tv! Check out poker strategy podcasts at https://crushlivepoker.com/

Joining me on the podcast today are Kitty Kuo and Katrina Lim to discuss there upcoming reality poker show Girl Got Game. Kitty is has been playing poker professionally for a couple years now, mainly focusing on tournaments. She is known for her entertaining Twitter, fashion prowess amongst other things. Katrina is one of the creators of the show and will be playing the hostess/producer for the 8 person all female cast.  We talk about more details for the show, who is on the cast, Kittys background in the real world that lead her into poker. Phil Ivey asking out Kitty many times, her love story with Russell and much more.  We also get appearances from a couple good friends of the podcast in Ryan Fee and Jason Les, as well as Kittys boyfriend/future husband/baby daddy Russel Thomas.  ***TIMESTAMPS*** 1:45 Kitty nervous in the spotlight 3:44 Katrina Lim - background 4:19 Girl Got Game - beginning/start 13:43 Girl Got Game - candidates 17:04 Girl Got Game - villa 31:25 Girl Got Game - SECRET candidate revealed 38:17 Girl Got Game - gameplay/rules 43:02 Kitty - background/poker journey 48:44 Kitty - lovestory with Russell Thomas 1:1:43 Girl Got Game - Season 2 1:6:30 Handsome men - power rankings 1:9:51 Kittykuo outplayed Fedor 1:16:30 Ivey asks Kitty over 9000 times for a date

TastyStakes gets bought, Mason won't let sleeping dogs lie, A polish blond figures out how to use the phone and Jason Les "@heyitscheet" is Under the Gun to talk super highrollers, GTO and poker Strategy Join us LIVE every Wednesday, from 4–5pm PDT on CrushLivePoker.tv! Check out poker strategy podcasts at https://crushlivepoker.com/

On this hour of Modern Notion Daily, we talk to the two sides of the Brains vs. Artificial Intelligence poker tournament. First, we talk to Tuomas Sandholm, professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University. Sandholm designed the poker-playing computer program, known as Claudico. Then we talk to Jason Les, one of the four poker…

Tuck talks to Jason Les about his meteoric rise in the world of poker and as a HU specialist all culminating with him participating in the Brains vs AI challenge. Join us LIVE every Wednesday, from 4–5pm PDT on CrushLivePoker.tv! Check out poker strategy podcasts at https://crushlivepoker.com/