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The Mining Pod | Bitcoin Mining NewsSep 17, 2022

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ZK Rollups For Bitcoin Miners

ZK Rollups For Bitcoin Miners

More transactions? More users? More fees? Zero Knowledge-based Rollups might be the holy grail of scaling solutions Bitcoiners are looking for. We sit down with Orkun Kılıç of Chainway Labs to discuss the latest in ZKRs.


00:00:00 Start 00:01:00 Introducing Organ Kilic from Citrea 00:02:18 Organ's Background in Crypto 00:04:48 Citrea's Focus on ZK Rollups 00:09:45 Funding and Team Expansion 00:10:23 Open Sourcing Code and Testnet Plans 00:14:18 Rollups vs. Sidechains 00:20:14 Citrea's Trust-Minimized Approach 00:26:24 BitVM and ZK Proofs 00:31:32 Interoperability and Fractal Scaling 00:38:23 Citrea's Stance on Tokenization 00:40:40 Organ's Thoughts on Covenants & CCTV 00:42:47 Mining Pools and Merged Mining 00:45:10 Neutrality and Economic Behavior of Miners


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Mar 26, 202447:49
We Regret To Inform You The Cats Have Caused Bitcoin MEV
Mar 22, 202437:26
Bitcoin Mining Stocks Are…Down?
Mar 19, 202441:55
The 4MB Ordinal, Biden's Mining Tax and Craig Wright's Demise
Mar 15, 202424:47
From Bitcoin Mining To AI Infrastructure With John Belizaire

From Bitcoin Mining To AI Infrastructure With John Belizaire

Should Bitcoin miners think about AI? Is it too late to get in on the game? How should Bitcoin miner’s construct JV deals or other structures? We are joined by John Belizaire of Soluna Digital Holdings to dig into this and more.


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Mar 12, 202440:40
Cathedra Bitcoin Merges! With Drew Armstrong, Tom Masiero & Marty Bent

Cathedra Bitcoin Merges! With Drew Armstrong, Tom Masiero & Marty Bent

The Cathedra Bitcoin and Kungsleden have merged, creating a new mining entity with both self-mining and hosting operations as revenue drivers.


We are joined by Drew Armstrong (President Cathedra), Tom Masiero (Founder Kungsleden, Standard Bitcoin) and Marty Bent (Ten31, Cathedra) to discuss the merger of the two companies.


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Mar 08, 202444:55
ZK ASIC Miners With Michael Gao and Nazar Khan

ZK ASIC Miners With Michael Gao and Nazar Khan

We recorded at ETHDenver on the next generation of crypto mining ASICs: Zero Knowledge (ZK) miners.

Michael Gao of Fabric Crypto and Nazar Khan of TeraWulf join the show to discuss bleeding edge inquiry into ZK ASIC hardware, including how they could fit into a Bitcoin mining playbook.

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Mar 05, 202401:06:16
Elizabeth Warren Is Targeting Bitcoin Miners

Elizabeth Warren Is Targeting Bitcoin Miners

Brian Morgenstern of Riot Platforms and Lee Bratcher of the Texas Blockchain Council join the show to discuss the latest in Washington DC overreach, with Elizabeth Warren asking the Department of Energy’s EIA to locate and document Bitcoin mining operations in the US.

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Mar 01, 202429:59
Mining Bitcoin in Mexico With Santiago Varela

Mining Bitcoin in Mexico With Santiago Varela

Santiago Varela is the co-founder of Kardashev BTC, a Mexican Bitcoin mining operation focused on harnessing waste and stranded energy sources for mining Bitcoin.


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Feb 27, 202444:48
Investors Are Piling Into Mining Stocks

Investors Are Piling Into Mining Stocks

Will and Charlie go through this week’s Bitcoin news, including mining stock flows, Braiins adding Lightning and a DL News hit piece on Bitcoin miners.

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Feb 23, 202423:57
TAKEOVER: The Return of the GigaChad

TAKEOVER: The Return of the GigaChad

The return of the GigaChad! In our final TAKOVER episode, guest hosts Marc Fresa of Vnish and Taylor Monnig of Cleanspark dig into Chad Everett Harris’ Bitcoin genesis, his time at Riot Platform’s and H3 Data Solutions, his new venture.

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Feb 20, 202401:11:24
Justin Sun Has Bitcoin Ambitions

Justin Sun Has Bitcoin Ambitions

Charlie, Matt and Will go through this week’s most important Bitcoin headlines, including the 8% difficulty adjustment, Coinmint’s $14 million payout and Justin Sun’s Bitcoin ambitions.

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Feb 16, 202421:19
BitDigital’s AI Play With Sam Tabar

BitDigital’s AI Play With Sam Tabar

Sam Tabar, CEO of BitDigital, joins the show to discuss the Bitcoin miner’s strategy, its AI investments and how he thinks of the upcoming halving.

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Feb 13, 202430:10
Are The Feds Coming After Bitcoin Miners?

Are The Feds Coming After Bitcoin Miners?

Charlie, Matt and Will talk about Bitcoin mining news this week, including price, Hut 8’s leadership change, the EIA seeking energy data and French Montana shilling his latest Bitcoin NFT.

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Feb 09, 202426:42
The Celsius Mining Scoop With ChazzonKe

The Celsius Mining Scoop With ChazzonKe

Celsius Mining recently completed its Chapter 11 restructuring, and is now managed by Hut 8. Are creditors getting a good deal?

Celsius Mining was one of the only truly functional parts of Celsius, a defunct lending firm that went belly up in mid-2022. The mining firm recently transitioned to its own entity, Ionic, and is working with Hut 8 to run its mining assets. But did creditors get a good deal? We brought on citizen journalist and long time skeptic ‘ChazzonKe’ to learn more.

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Feb 06, 202401:04:02
Enter Swan Mining With Rapha Zagury

Enter Swan Mining With Rapha Zagury

Swan launched a large mining company out of stealth. The question is…how?

Bitcoin financial services company announced its 4.5 EH/s Bitcoin mining operation the other week, turning heads across the Bitcoin ecosystem. Why is a financial services company getting into Bitcoin mining and how did they do it so sneakily? We find out with Rapha Zagury, CIO of Swan and head of Swan Mining.

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Feb 02, 202401:03:22
Is Bitcoin Mining Actually Good For Texas? With Tom Masiero

Is Bitcoin Mining Actually Good For Texas? With Tom Masiero

Texas is Bitcoin country, right? Over 2 gigawatts of energy is now mining Bitcoin in Texas, but it might be bad for the long term stability of the Texas energy grid. Tom Masiero of Standard Bitcoin walks us through why, in addition to insights on mining Bitcoin in the Tennessee Valley.

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Jan 31, 202445:08
Are You Ready For The Bitcoin Halving, Anon?

Are You Ready For The Bitcoin Halving, Anon?

Will and crew go through the top stories in Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining, including data on the upcoming Bitcoin halving, Swan announcing its 4.5 EH/s mining operation and Core Scientific re-listing on the Nasdaq. Charlie also gives us an overview of what’s happening in the Ordinals ecosystem this week!

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Jan 26, 202432:48
Mine Bitcoin At Home W/ John Stefanopoulos (FutureBit)
Jan 23, 202437:14
Investing In Bitcoin Mining In 2024 W/ Michael Carter (BBT)

Investing In Bitcoin Mining In 2024 W/ Michael Carter (BBT)

OG Bitcoin miner Michael Carter walks us through how he is investing and building out Bitcoin mines going into 2024's bull run, including infrastructure, buying ASICs and GPUs for AI.

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Jan 20, 202453:56
How Gold Mining Stocks Changed Post-Gold ETF W/ Amanda Fabiano
Jan 16, 202447:22
Are Bitcoin Mining Stocks Dead? Bitcoin ETF Launch Livestream

Are Bitcoin Mining Stocks Dead? Bitcoin ETF Launch Livestream

Bitcoin mining stocks took a nose dive after the launch of the Bitcoin ETFs yesterday. We jumped on a livestream as the market closed to speculate on why mining stocks tumbled and first takes on Bitcoin’s big tradfi day.

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Jan 12, 202429:45
Drafting Bitcoin Mining Stocks W/ Ray Salmond (Cointelegraph)

Drafting Bitcoin Mining Stocks W/ Ray Salmond (Cointelegraph)

On the eve of a possible Bitcoin ETF, we conduct the first ever BITCOIN MINING STOCK DRAFT! We each pick 5 Bitcoin mining stocks to watch over the next 3 months based on public information.

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Jan 09, 202457:52
How Ordinals Won 2023 W/ Charlie Spears & Matt Kimmell

How Ordinals Won 2023 W/ Charlie Spears & Matt Kimmell

Happy New Year! We kick off our first show with Charlie and Matt to talk about what happened with Ordinals in 2023. If you’re lost on what Ordinals are or want to catch up on the current trends, this is the show for you.

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Jan 06, 202456:57
(TAKEOVER) Lessons From Bitcoin Mining Giants W/ Russell Cann (Core Sci)

(TAKEOVER) Lessons From Bitcoin Mining Giants W/ Russell Cann (Core Sci)

Happy New Year! We’re joined by Russell Cann, Head of Mining at Core Scientific. Today we discuss Russell’s history in Bitcoin mining, CoreSci’s take on immersion mining and lessons from his years of experience in the mining business.

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Jan 02, 202453:17
(TAKEOVER) OG Bitcoin Mining Stories W/ Philip Salter (Genesis Digital Assets)

(TAKEOVER) OG Bitcoin Mining Stories W/ Philip Salter (Genesis Digital Assets)

Welcome back to the Mining Pod! Today we are joined by Philip Salter, an OG Bitcoin miner with Genesis Digital Assets (GDA), one of the largest private miners in the world. Philip teases a new Bitcoin ASIC from GDA, among other topics.

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Dec 27, 202355:58
Bitcoin Mining In 2023 W/ Park Merritt (Coin Metrics)

Bitcoin Mining In 2023 W/ Park Merritt (Coin Metrics)

Parker Merritt of CoinMetrics joins Charlie, Matt and Will to talk about the top highlight in Bitcoin mining from 2023 and some thoughts on what to look ahead at in 2024.

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Dec 23, 202358:20
Why Miners Should Care About Bitcoin Rollups W/ Bob Bodily

Why Miners Should Care About Bitcoin Rollups W/ Bob Bodily

Bob Bodily, CEO of Bioniq, joins the show to talk about rollups as a scaling solution for Bitcoin that could bring massive amounts of transactions to Bitcoin and Bitcoin miners. We talk about Rollups, Ordinals and other scaling solutions and how miners should think about them.

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Dec 20, 202342:38
(TAKEOVER) The Largest Immersion Mine In North America W/ Austin Storms

(TAKEOVER) The Largest Immersion Mine In North America W/ Austin Storms

Taylor Monnig (CLSK) and Marc Fresa (Vnish) flip the desk, interviewing top experts in the Bitcoin mining space. Austin Storms from Galaxy Digital joins the show to discuss his own mining story and how he manages the largest immersion Bitcoin mining in North America with Galaxy Digital.

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Dec 18, 202301:04:27
PUBKEY EDITION: Ledger Exploit, Inscription Censorship and Ocean Pool W/ Thomas Pacchia & Drew Armstrong

PUBKEY EDITION: Ledger Exploit, Inscription Censorship and Ocean Pool W/ Thomas Pacchia & Drew Armstrong

The Mining Pod goes to PUBKEY to do a show with Thomas Pacchia and Drew Armstrong. We go through some mining highlights and talking points for the second half of 2023.

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Dec 16, 202336:42
The Ultimate Guide To Spiderchains W/ Willem Schroe

The Ultimate Guide To Spiderchains W/ Willem Schroe

We are joined by Spiderchain creator and founder of Botanix Labs Willem Schroe to discuss his proposal to bring a fully functioning EVM to Bitcoin. What does this mean for applications and fees on Bitcoin?

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Dec 13, 202349:18
(TAKEOVER) Ben Gagnon: Mining Journey, Immersion, Hydro, Firmware, Bitfarms Future

(TAKEOVER) Ben Gagnon: Mining Journey, Immersion, Hydro, Firmware, Bitfarms Future

Mining takeover! Taylor Monnig from Cleanspark and Marc Fresa of Vnish flip the desk and interview top guests in the mining industry! In this show we interview Ben Gagnon, Chief Mining Officer from Bitfarms.

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Dec 11, 202301:05:26
Ocean Pool Censoring Bitcoin Privacy? W/ Samourai Wallet

Ocean Pool Censoring Bitcoin Privacy? W/ Samourai Wallet

Samourai Wallet joins the news show to talk about their interesting experience with Luke Dashjr’s lawyer (and Luke).

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Dec 09, 202340:04
The US Bitcoin & Hut 8 Merger W/ Asher Genoot & Sue Ennis

The US Bitcoin & Hut 8 Merger W/ Asher Genoot & Sue Ennis

We’re joined by the Hut 8 team to talk about the recent merger between the two entities, including the motivations for merging, the details of the listing process and the next steps for the Celsius asset acquisition.


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Dec 06, 202335:47
Ocean Pool Controversy, Antpool’s Fee Debate and Drop In Callers

Ocean Pool Controversy, Antpool’s Fee Debate and Drop In Callers

News time! We’re joined by Charlie and Matt to discuss this week’s happenings in Bitcoin mining, including the Ocean Pool post-launch controversy, Antpool trying to return (?) the 83 BTC fee and a special drop in guest.

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Dec 02, 202333:11
Launching Ocean Pool W/ Bob Burnett

Launching Ocean Pool W/ Bob Burnett

Bob Burnett of Barefoot Mining joins us to discuss the launch of Ocean Pool, backed by Jack Dorsey, live from the South Carolina debut.

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Nov 29, 202333:33
The First Stratum V2 Pool W/ Alejandro De La Torre

The First Stratum V2 Pool W/ Alejandro De La Torre

Today we are joined by Alejandro De La Torre, a Bitcoin miner announcing the launch of the first Stratum v2 Bitcoin mining pool: Demand. We talk with Alejandro about what Stratum v2 means for Bitcoin, how it works and the state of the Bitcoin mining pool game.

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Nov 27, 202326:00
Antpool’s $3M Transaction, F2Pool Censoring and Mining Stocks W/ Anthony Power

Antpool’s $3M Transaction, F2Pool Censoring and Mining Stocks W/ Anthony Power

Welcome back to the show! We have a news roundup and mining stocks with Anthony Power in one show today. First, we discuss Antpool’s $3 million transaction fee and F2Pool censoring certain transactions before digging into mining stocks with Anthony Power.

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Nov 25, 202301:13:13
The State Of Core Scientific W/ Adam Sullivan

The State Of Core Scientific W/ Adam Sullivan

Adam Sullivan of Core Scientific joins us to discuss rebuilding Core Scientific - formerly the largest Bitcoin miner in the world. We discuss Core’s facilities, its Chapter 11 exit plan and what it expects in 2024.

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Nov 22, 202331:23
Chinese Communist Bitcoin Miners? And Lobbying For Bitcoin Mining W/ Dennis Porter

Chinese Communist Bitcoin Miners? And Lobbying For Bitcoin Mining W/ Dennis Porter

Today we are joined by Dennis Porter of the Satoshi Action Group to discuss the politics of Bitcoin mining in the US. We discuss recent pushback on Bitcoin mining in certain rural regions and national security concerns from Bitcoin miners with CCP ties.

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Nov 14, 202347:45
US Bitcoin’s Big Celsius Deal W/ Asher Genoot & Scott Duffy

US Bitcoin’s Big Celsius Deal W/ Asher Genoot & Scott Duffy

We are joined by Asher Genoot and Scott Duffy of US Bitcoin and the Celsius Creditor’s Committee to discuss US Bitcoin’s successful bid to purchase the mining fleet of now-defunct Celsius, now under new management as Fahrenheit, in collaboration with its consortium partners Arrington Capital, Proof Group, Steve Kokinos, and Ravi Kaza.


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Nov 10, 202352:23
Why Tether Is Mining Bitcoin W/ Paolo Ardoino

Why Tether Is Mining Bitcoin W/ Paolo Ardoino

Today we are joined by Tether Inc. CTO and incoming CEO Paolo Ardoino to discuss Tether’s move into Bitcoin mining, including its $600 million unsecured loan to Northern Data, why its mining Bitcoin versus other investments and how it thinks about site selection.

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Nov 07, 202341:09
Biden’s AI Executive Order, Core Scientifics Exiting Chapter 11 and Tether’s $600M Loan

Biden’s AI Executive Order, Core Scientifics Exiting Chapter 11 and Tether’s $600M Loan

We’re talking about Biden’s AI order, Core exiting Chapter 11 in the next few months and Tether’s $600 million unsecured loan to Northern Data.

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Nov 03, 202323:19
Iris Energy’s AI Play W/ Dan Roberts

Iris Energy’s AI Play W/ Dan Roberts

Today we are joined by Dan Roberts, Co-CEO of Iris Energy, to discuss its 2023 financials, recent Antminer S21 pre-order and its experiment with AI/HPC.

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Nov 01, 202327:17
ASICs, Marathon Dilutes and Ordinal MEV?

ASICs, Marathon Dilutes and Ordinal MEV?

Welcome to the news roundup! We’re talking about if you should buy ASICs before a mega-price pump, why and how Marathon Digital is diluting shareholders with a $750 million equity offering and Siphon, a novel Ordinals bot that kneecaps BRC-20 mints but causes MEV on Bitcoin.

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Oct 28, 202334:22
Bitcoin ETF? JP Morgan Analyst Likes These Bitcoin Mining Stocks

Bitcoin ETF? JP Morgan Analyst Likes These Bitcoin Mining Stocks

Reggie Smith, lead FinTech analyst at JP Morgan, joins us to discuss his recent research into Bitcoin mining stocks including Riot, Marathon, Cleanspark and Cipher Mining.

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Oct 25, 202352:02
News Roundup: Bitcoin Price, ASIC Rig Updates and Taproot Assets!

News Roundup: Bitcoin Price, ASIC Rig Updates and Taproot Assets!

Matt and Charlie join to talk about Bitcoin’s pop above $30,000, ASIC rig prices changing after the S21 appearing on the scene and what Taproot assets mean for Bitcoin.

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Oct 21, 202325:47
The Bitcoin Mining Case For Drivechains W/ Paul Sztorc and James McAvity

The Bitcoin Mining Case For Drivechains W/ Paul Sztorc and James McAvity

Today we are joined by Paul Sztorc and James McAvity of Layer2 Labs and Cormint, respectively. We discuss the pressing issue of crypto fees, how to think about L2 designs for Bitcoin, criticisms of BIP 300/301 and why Bitcoin miners arn’t more involved in Bitcoin governance.


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Oct 18, 202301:15:30
Lancium’s Patent Challenged, BitVM and Chinese Bitcoin Miners As ‘National Security’ Threat

Lancium’s Patent Challenged, BitVM and Chinese Bitcoin Miners As ‘National Security’ Threat

Today we are joined by Tatum and Matt to talk about Lancium and Foreman’s on-going litigation around demand response, Inscribing WikiLeaks documents on Bitcoin, BitVMs potential for mining and the NY Times latest Bitcoin mining slander against Chinese Bitcoin miners.

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Oct 14, 202326:37
Bitmain’s Cash Crunch? And Iris Energy’s ‘Triple Crown’ W/ Wolfie Zhao & Anthony Power

Bitmain’s Cash Crunch? And Iris Energy’s ‘Triple Crown’ W/ Wolfie Zhao & Anthony Power

Today we are joined by Wolfie Zhao of The Miner Mag and Anthony Power, an independent analyst, to discuss the Bitmain cash flow rumors and monthly mining production numbers, respectively.

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Oct 11, 202353:23