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The Mining Pod | Bitcoin Mining News

With over 200 shows, The Mining Pod is the industry’s best resource for the latest news and strategies in Bitcoin mining. Trusted by over 3,000 subscribers, including mining executives, operators and fund managers such as Marathon Digital, Cleanspark and BitCap.

  1. 2D AGO

    CoreWeave's IPO Plans, CBP ASIC Releases, Cathedra Sells 60 MW and Trump's Tariffs

    Charlie and Matt fill in for Colin and Will on this week's Mining Pod. They discuss Core We've's public listing plans and its 12-year, $10.2B contract with Core Scientific, making it the AI darling of American markets. They debunk rumors about Microsoft canceling CoreWeave contracts, cover US customs releasing seized Bitcoin miners after months of delays, and analyze Cathedra's $21M sale of a 60MW North Dakota mining site. The episode wraps with insights on market volatility driven by Trump's tariff policies and how Scott Bessent's Bitcoin knowledge influences economic decisions. Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Notes: • Difficulty adjustment expected at +1.16% • Hash price bottomed at $45/PH/s/day in February • CoreWeave 2024 revenue: $1.92B (77% from 2 clients) • Cathedra sold 60MW site for $350K per megawatt • Mining equipment being released by US customs • Market volatility from Trump's tariff policies Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:55 Difficulty update 05:12 Coreweave IPO? 09:39 Coreweave MSFT FUD 14:54 Customs mining rig seizures 24:09 Cry Corner: Tariff Tug of War 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    31 min

  2. 5D AGO

    What AI Means for ERCOT and the Texas Grid w/ Haley Thomson

    You're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 8,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Want to mine Bitcoin? Check out the Blockspace Media store today! Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Haley Thomson, director of energy trading at Luxor Technologies, joins us to dive deep into ERCOT's unique energy market and how Texas plans to manage the incoming wave of AI and HPC data center demand. We explore battery storage solutions, creative power generation approaches, and why Texas has become the epicenter of both crypto mining and AI computing infrastructure. Notes: • ERCOT expects 150GW peak demand by 2030 • ERCOT current peak load is 84GW (2024) • 6GW of data center demand expected next year • 24GW solar deployment planned 2024-2025 • 13GW storage deployment planned 2024-2025 • $40B worth of nat gas plants proposed Timestamps: 00:00 Start 02:02 ERCOT's surging power demand 05:37 2023 power price spikes 10:42 ERCOT energy storage plans 17:58 Does storage help AI data center demand? 24:02 Baseload buildout trailing demand 30:01 PGM vs energy only 36:33 Creative energy work arounds 39:16 Does off grid power scale? 40:19 Types of AI power demand 45:35 Hyperscalers buying mining sites 48:40 Wrap up 👉 CleanSpark (CLSK), America’s Bitcoin Miner! Cleanspark develops infrastructure for Bitcoin, an essential tool for financial independence and inclusion. Learn more by visiting https://www.cleanspark.com/! 👉 Digital Shovel, All Things Crypto Mining! Are you a Crypto miner looking to expand your operations leading into this next Bull Market? Digital Shovel is a leading manufacturer of modular mining pods, as well as PDUs & Switchgears. Industry leading prices starting at $69,000/MW for a complete datacenter, including Smart PDUs and switchgear. For more information, visit www.DigitalShovel.com 👉 Luxor, Leaders In Bitcoin Mining and Compute Power! Get game-changing mining results with Luxor Firmware. Boost hashrate, cut energy costs, protect your hardware, and maximize mining profits with LuxOS. 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    51 min

  3. MAR 1

    MARA’s Plans to Expand Internationally, Purchase Energy Assets w/ Adam Swick

    You're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 8,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Want to mine Bitcoin? Check out the Blockspace Media store today! Welcome back to The Mining Pod! For today’s Bitcoin Stock Show, MARA’s Chief Strategy Officer Adam Swick joins to discuss the forward-looking plans CEO Fred Thiel mentioned in MARA’s 2024 earnings call. Specifically, Swick unpacks claims that MARA wants to offshore 50% of its operations by 2028 by entering into similar joint-ventures as its Zero Two partnership in the UAE. Swick also speaks to the company’s goal to own more energy-generating assets in the United States and how it would finance such purchases. Finally, why MARA is so hot on the new ASIC manufacturer, Auradine, and whether or not we should expect MARA to enter the inference field for AI compute. You can listen to MARA's 2024 earnings call here. • Mara went from 0% to 70% owned mining assets • Q4 revenue: $214.4M with lower operating costs • Target: 50% of operations outside US by 2028 • Wind farm acquisition extends life of older miners • Auradine partnership delivering quality ASIC miners • Focus on AI inference rather than training models Timestamps: 00:00 Start 03:53 MARA lowering OpEx 06:24 Trend toward owned assets 09:01 Zero cost mining 14:17 Debt financing BTC purchases 19:27 Considering power production 22:01 Foreign mining sites 27:08 Has Africa been sufficiently de-risked? 30:25 Free-er energy markets vs controlled 33:57 Auradine 40:40 AI & HPC 👉 CleanSpark (CLSK), America’s Bitcoin Miner! Cleanspark develops infrastructure for Bitcoin, an essential tool for financial independence and inclusion. Learn more by visiting https://www.cleanspark.com/! 👉 Digital Shovel, All Things Crypto Mining! Are you a Crypto miner looking to expand your operations leading into this next Bull Market? Digital Shovel is a leading manufacturer of modular mining pods, as well as PDUs & Switchgears. Industry leading prices starting at $69,000/MW for a complete datacenter, including Smart PDUs and switchgear. For more information, visit www.DigitalShovel.com 👉 Luxor, Leaders In Bitcoin Mining and Compute Power! Get game-changing mining results with Luxor Firmware. Boost hashrate, cut energy costs, protect your hardware, and maximize mining profits with LuxOS. 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    49 min

  4. FEB 25

    Crisis Over? U.S. CBP & Bitcoin ASIC Importation

    You're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 8,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Want to mine Bitcoin? Check out the Blockspace Media store today! Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, hosts Colin and Will dive into the ongoing saga of US Customs and Border Protection seizing Bitcoin mining hardware at various ports of entry. Initially targeting Antminer units in late 2024, the seizures expanded to include equipment from Whatsminer and Canaan, costing some companies millions in detained assets. The hosts explore how industry lobbying - particularly through Senator Lummis and connections to the Trump administration - has begun to resolve the situation, along with theories about why these unprecedented seizures occurred in the first place. Could this push more manufacturing onshore? Timestamps: 00:00 Start 02:17 History of seizure trend 09:08 Lobbying the government for release 17:42 Follow on effects 20:13 Bitmain plans 24:20 Conspiracy corner: Evil or Entropy Notes: - $5 million worth of hardware seized from one company - Seizures expanded beyond Antminer to Whatsminer/Canaan - Detentions began Sep 2024, escalated to seizures Feb 2025 - Shipments being released after industry lobbying - Sen. Lummis and White House helped resolve situation - CBP cited unauthorized communications equipment laws 👉 CleanSpark (CLSK), America’s Bitcoin Miner! Cleanspark develops infrastructure for Bitcoin, an essential tool for financial independence and inclusion. Learn more by visiting https://www.cleanspark.com/! 👉 Digital Shovel, All Things Crypto Mining! Are you a Crypto miner looking to expand your operations leading into this next Bull Market? Digital Shovel is a leading manufacturer of modular mining pods, as well as PDUs & Switchgears. Industry leading prices starting at $69,000/MW for a complete datacenter, including Smart PDUs and switchgear. For more information, visit www.DigitalShovel.com 👉 Luxor, Leaders In Bitcoin Mining and Compute Power! Get game-changing mining results with Luxor Firmware. Boost hashrate, cut energy costs, protect your hardware, and maximize mining profits with LuxOS. 👉 Nicehash, Hashrate, Bitcoin payments and mining! NiceHash is the world leading hashrate marketplace providing a full suite of tools and software for miners to optimize their operations. Based in Switzerland, NiceHash is a fully regulated crypto mining platform. 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    31 min

  5. FEB 21

    BlackRock’s $2B Mining Holdings, BitFuFu’s $20.4M Buy, BTC Mining’s Economic Impact, and Milei’s Scamcoin

    You're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 8,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Want to mine Bitcoin? Check out the Blockspace Media store today! Welcome back to The Mining Pod! For this week’s news round, the boys are back, and they came with receipts on the billions of dollars institutions have invested in public bitcoin miners. Plus, BitFuFu is expanding its presence in the United States with a $20.4 million deal for an Oklahoma bitcoin mine, and Core Scientific could be altering its AI/HPC strategy with an acquisition of its own. The Texas Blockchain Council also has a report for us on just how many jobs bitcoin mining has created in the U.S.A. And for this week’s cry corner, why Argentina's President Javier Milei is staring down the barrel of impeachment after his involvement with a memecoin rugpull.   Notes: Hash price at $55/TH/day Expected -2.47% difficulty adjustment BlackRock, Vanguard own ~$4B worth of bitcoin miners BitFuFu is buying a 51 MW OK mine for $20.4M Texas mining: $4.23B economic impact Core Scientific: $400M Alabama investment Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:30 Difficulty report 05:18 Institutions own 40% of mining stocks 11:34 BitFuFu 19:55 Bitcoin Mining Adds 31k Jobs to US 26:10 Core buying an AI data center? 32:46 Cry Corner: Got them LIBRA blues 👉 CleanSpark (CLSK), America’s Bitcoin Miner! Cleanspark develops infrastructure for Bitcoin, an essential tool for financial independence and inclusion. Learn more by visiting https://www.cleanspark.com/! 👉 Digital Shovel, All Things Crypto Mining! Are you a Crypto miner looking to expand your operations leading into this next Bull Market? Digital Shovel is a leading manufacturer of modular mining pods, as well as PDUs & Switchgears. Industry leading prices starting at $69,000/MW for a complete datacenter, including Smart PDUs and switchgear. For more information, visit www.DigitalShovel.com 👉 Luxor, Leaders In Bitcoin Mining and Compute Power! Get game-changing mining results with Luxor Firmware. Boost hashrate, cut energy costs, protect your hardware, and maximize mining profits with LuxOS. 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    42 min
  6. The Pure Play Bitcoin Miner Playbook

    FEB 20

    The Pure Play Bitcoin Miner Playbook

    You're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 8,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Want to mine Bitcoin? Check out the Blockspace Media store today! Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Harry Sudock, SVP of CleanSpark, joins us to dive deep into the company's pure-play Bitcoin mining strategy. Harry breaks down their four-pillar approach: energy efficiency, Bitcoin focus, operational excellence, and capital stewardship. We explore Clean Spark's portfolio strategy versus mega-sites, market valuations, and the evolving landscape of Bitcoin mining stocks. Plus, Harry shares insights on institutional investment trends and the future of mining operations. Notes: Mining cost $36,250 vs $80-90k market price per BTC Operating 31 facilities with 39 EH/s total capacity  Holds 10,000+ self-mined BTC on balance sheet Growth target from 39 to 50 EH/s underway Timestamps: 00:00 Start 03:15 Reflecting on the industry 10:29 Company valuation 17:41 Portfolio vs hyperscale model 21:09 Press release pumping 24:44 Industry analysts 32:59 Mining in the USA 36:54 Miner ETFs 41:43 Courting Wall Street 44:29 Premium in stack value 46:51 2025 & beyond 49:38 Transition to dividend model 👉 CleanSpark (CLSK), America’s Bitcoin Miner! Cleanspark develops infrastructure for Bitcoin, an essential tool for financial independence and inclusion. Learn more by visiting https://www.cleanspark.com/! 👉 Digital Shovel, All Things Crypto Mining! Are you a Crypto miner looking to expand your operations leading into this next Bull Market? Digital Shovel is a leading manufacturer of modular mining pods, as well as PDUs & Switchgears. Industry leading prices starting at $69,000/MW for a complete datacenter, including Smart PDUs and switchgear. For more information, visit www.DigitalShovel.com 👉 Luxor, Leaders In Bitcoin Mining and Compute Power! Get game-changing mining results with Luxor Firmware. Boost hashrate, cut energy costs, protect your hardware, and maximize mining profits with LuxOS. 👉 Nicehash, Hashrate, Bitcoin payments and mining! NiceHash is the world leading hashrate marketplace providing a full suite of tools and software for miners to optimize their operations. Based in Switzerland, NiceHash is a fully regulated crypto mining platform. 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    53 min

  7. FEB 18

    Bitcoin Mining in East Africa

    You're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 8,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Want to mine Bitcoin? Check out the Blockspace Media store today! Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Erik and Phillip from Gridless join us to discuss Bitcoin mining in East Africa. From dealing with wildlife to building custom mining software, they share how they're monetizing stranded energy assets and electrifying rural regions for the first time ever. Learn about their revenue-sharing model, remote management systems, and how Bitcoin mining is transforming energy development across Africa. Notes: • East African Mining Expansion • Stranded Energy Monetization • Remote Site Management • Bitcoin Treasury Strategy • Rural Electrification • Africa Risk Management Timeline 00:00 Start 03:15 Bio 05:59 New Biomass Site 07:44 Remote management 11:00 we don't pay for power 14:40 Challenges in the field 17:46 Ethiopia 25:39 History of the TVA 31:41 Risks (theft, climate change) 36:27 Raising money 👉 CleanSpark (CLSK), America’s Bitcoin Miner! Cleanspark develops infrastructure for Bitcoin, an essential tool for financial independence and inclusion. Learn more by visiting https://www.cleanspark.com/! 👉 Digital Shovel, All Things Crypto Mining! Are you a Crypto miner looking to expand your operations leading into this next Bull Market? Digital Shovel is a leading manufacturer of modular mining pods, as well as PDUs & Switchgears. Industry leading prices starting at $69,000/MW for a complete datacenter, including Smart PDUs and switchgear. For more information, visit www.DigitalShovel.com 👉 Luxor, Leaders In Bitcoin Mining and Compute Power! Get game-changing mining results with Luxor Firmware. Boost hashrate, cut energy costs, protect your hardware, and maximize mining profits with LuxOS. 👉 Nicehash, Hashrate, Bitcoin payments and mining! NiceHash is the world leading hashrate marketplace providing a full suite of tools and software for miners to optimize their operations. Based in Switzerland, NiceHash is a fully regulated crypto mining platform. 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    42 min
  8. BITCOIN SEASON 2: Operation Chokepoint 2.0 Gets Choked Out

    FEB 16

    BITCOIN SEASON 2: Operation Chokepoint 2.0 Gets Choked Out

    It’s now openly acknowledged that the crypto industry has been targeted for years by the previous administration’s Operation Chokepoint 2.0 scheme. Charlie & Colin discuss how last week’s hearing saw Senators Warren & Scott addressed the matter before the House Financial Services Committee. We explain how we got here and where we might go as an industry. Notes: • History of regulatory scrutiny • FTX Fallout • Operation Chokepoint 2.0 Hearing • Elizabeth Warren changes tune Check out our Bitcoin scaling conference! Visit opnext.dev to learn more. Chapters: 03:23 – Operation Choke Point 2.0: Background & FTX Fallout 07:20 – Nick Carter’s Revelations & Chokepoint Analysis 09:23 – Silvergate’s Story & the 15% Deposit Cap 18:09 – House Financial Services Committee Hearing Recap 25:05 – Elizabeth Warren’s Pivot & Broader Political Implications 42:41 – Future Outlook: Could There Be a Choke Point 3.0? - 👉 Brought to you by Arch Network! Arch brings the speed of Solana & the best of crypto UX to Bitcoin. Tap into the rich app ecosystem on Arch & try out the testnet while you’re still early! Visit arch.network to learn more. - 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is produced Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on Twitter and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech! Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter by clicking here. Questions or want to sponsor? hello@blockspace.media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    47 min
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