In this week’s Mining Pod, we talk with the Galaxy Digital Bitcoin mining team about their Helios Bitcoin mine in Spur, Texas, population 900! We discuss the latest film, The Big Empty, how it was received by the community and what it means to have a Bitcoin miner join rural American towns like Spur. Chapter Markers:00:00:00 Start00:02:01 Guest Intros00:02:36 Helios Mine Scale00:03:21 Guest Bios00:07:59 Helios Facility Size00:11:26 Immersion Mining Process00:13:21 Living in Dickens County00:20:13 Suspicion of New Companies00:23:42 Bitcoin Adoption in Towns00:27:15 Community Interactions00:29:32 Money &amp; State Separation00:33:41 Communication Barriers00:35:06 The Legendary Pool00:38:50 Wrapping Up 👉 Check out <a href="https://blockspace.media/bitcoin-season-2/">Bitcoin Season 2</a> and <a href="https://blockspace.media/the-gwart-show/">The Gwart Show</a>. 👉 Watch our newest documentary, <a href="https://www.thebigempty.xyz/">The Big Empty</a>! Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley. - Thank you to our sponsor, <a href="https://www.cleanspark.com/">CleanSpark</a>, America’s Bitcoin miner! And thank you to <a href="https://foreman.mn/">Foreman Mining</a>, Master Your Mining!

<description>In this week’s Mining Pod, we talk with the Galaxy Digital Bitcoin mining team about their Helios Bitcoin mine in Spur, Texas, population 900! We discuss the latest film, The Big Empty, how it was received by the community and what it means to have a Bitcoin miner join rural American towns like Spur.

Chapter Markers:
00:00:00 Start
00:02:01 Guest Intros
00:02:36 Helios Mine Scale
00:03:21 Guest Bios
00:07:59 Helios Facility Size
00:11:26 Immersion Mining Process
00:13:21 Living in Dickens County
00:20:13 Suspicion of New Companies
00:23:42 Bitcoin Adoption in Towns
00:27:15 Community Interactions
00:29:32 Money &amp; State Separation
00:33:41 Communication Barriers
00:35:06 The Legendary Pool
00:38:50 Wrapping Up


👉 Check out Bitcoin Season 2 and The Gwart Show.

👉 Watch our newest documentary, The Big Empty!


Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.

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Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America’s Bitcoin miner! And thank you to Foreman Mining, Master Your Mining!</description>

Galaxy Digital’s Austin Storms and Briana Sturgis join the show to discuss the latest Bitcoin mining film, The Big Empty, and if Bitcoin can really help small town America.

In this week’s Mining Pod, we talk with the Galaxy Digital Bitcoin mining team about their Helios Bitcoin mine in Spur, Texas, population 900! We discuss the latest film, The Big Empty, how it was received by the community and what it means to have a Bitcoin miner join rural American towns like Spur.

Chapter Markers:
00:00:00 Start
00:02:01 Guest Intros
00:02:36 Helios Mine Scale
00:03:21 Guest Bios
00:07:59 Helios Facility Size
00:11:26 Immersion Mining Process
00:13:21 Living in Dickens County
00:20:13 Suspicion of New Companies
00:23:42 Bitcoin Adoption in Towns
00:27:15 Community Interactions
00:29:32 Money & State Separation
00:33:41 Communication Barriers
00:35:06 The Legendary Pool
00:38:50 Wrapping Up


👉 Check out Bitcoin Season 2 and The Gwart Show.

👉 Watch our newest documentary, The Big Empty!


Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.

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Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America’s Bitcoin miner! And thank you to Foreman Mining, Master Your Mining!

Saving Small Town America With Bitcoin Mining

We go through this week’s news in Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining, including ViaBTC’s 33.3 BTC auction reward, Jack Dorsey’s Block announcing its 3 nm chip plans for a Bitcoin ASIC, and a behind the scenes look at TSMCs Arizona chip fab! 00:00:00 Start00:07:27 Post-Halving Difficulty 00:12:16 Via BTC's Epic Sat Sale00:16:14 Block's 3nm Mining Chip00:20:01 Challenges for New ASICS00:24:28 Jack Dorsey's Support00:27:28 TSMC's Arizona Fab Issues00:32:26 Wrap-up 👉 Check out <a href="https://blockspace.media/bitcoin-season-2/">Bitcoin Season 2</a> and <a href="https://blockspace.media/the-gwart-show/">The Gwart Show</a>. 👉 Watch our newest documentary, <a href="https://www.thebigempty.xyz/">The Big Empty</a>! 👉 Watch our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao1rL-aat9g&amp;t=40s">livestream</a> on Samourai Wallet! Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley. - Thank you to our sponsor, <a href="https://www.cleanspark.com/">CleanSpark</a>, America’s Bitcoin miner! And thank you to <a href="https://foreman.mn/">Foreman Mining</a>, Master Your Mining! "The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.

<description>We go through this week’s news in Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining, including ViaBTC’s 33.3 BTC auction reward, Jack Dorsey’s Block announcing its 3 nm chip plans for a Bitcoin ASIC, and a behind the scenes look at TSMCs Arizona chip fab!

00:00:00 Start
00:07:27 Post-Halving Difficulty 
00:12:16 Via BTC's Epic Sat Sale
00:16:14 Block's 3nm Mining Chip
00:20:01 Challenges for New ASICS
00:24:28 Jack Dorsey's Support
00:27:28 TSMC's Arizona Fab Issues
00:32:26 Wrap-up


👉 Check out Bitcoin Season 2 and The Gwart Show.

👉 Watch our newest documentary, The Big Empty!

👉 Watch our livestream on Samourai Wallet!


Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.

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Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America’s Bitcoin miner! And thank you to Foreman Mining, Master Your Mining!

"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.</description>

Charlie and Will go through this week’s headlines, including the $2.1 million ‘Epic Satoshi’ mined by ViaBTC during the Bitcoin halving, then auctioned off to the highest bidder.

We go through this week’s news in Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining, including ViaBTC’s 33.3 BTC auction reward, Jack Dorsey’s Block announcing its 3 nm chip plans for a Bitcoin ASIC, and a behind the scenes look at TSMCs Arizona chip fab!

00:00:00 Start
00:07:27 Post-Halving Difficulty 
00:12:16 Via BTC's Epic Sat Sale
00:16:14 Block's 3nm Mining Chip
00:20:01 Challenges for New ASICS
00:24:28 Jack Dorsey's Support
00:27:28 TSMC's Arizona Fab Issues
00:32:26 Wrap-up


👉 Check out Bitcoin Season 2 and The Gwart Show.

👉 Watch our newest documentary, The Big Empty!

👉 Watch our livestream on Samourai Wallet!


Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.

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Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America’s Bitcoin miner! And thank you to Foreman Mining, Master Your Mining!

"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.

The $2.1 Million ‘Epic’ Bitcoin Satoshi

Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation and Diverter, a pseudonymous Bitcoiner known for his non-KYC Bitcoin guides, joins The Mining Pod to discuss why Bitcoin mining matters for individual liberty and how Bitcoiners can take mining to the next level. Chapter Markers:00:00:00 Start00:03:13 Diverter's Bitcoin Journey00:06:12 Alex Gladstein's Bitcoin Story00:10:22 Why Mining Matters00:13:07 Value of Non-KYC Mining00:20:27 Mining &amp; Financial Sovereignty00:24:27 Clean Spark Ad00:24:47 Bitcoin Mining Bifurcation00:28:45 Vitamin Ad00:29:26 Mining: Suits vs. Home Miners00:37:36 Regulatory Capture of Mining00:51:50 Bitmain Ad00:52:37 Compromising on Privacy00:57:53 Inevitability of Bitcoin Adoption01:03:17 Cypherpunk Ethos &amp; Nuance01:04:20 What if Bitcoin Succeeds? 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!  👉 Check out our other shows and content by going to <a href="https://blockspace.media/">Blockspace.media</a> today. 👉 Watch our newest documentary, <a href="https://www.thebigempty.xyz/">The Big Empty</a>! Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley. - Thank you to our sponsor, <a href="https://www.cleanspark.com/">CleanSpark</a>, America’s Bitcoin miner! And thank you to <a href="https://foreman.mn/">Foreman Mining</a>, Master Your Mining! "The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.

<description>Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation and Diverter, a pseudonymous Bitcoiner known for his non-KYC Bitcoin guides, joins The Mining Pod to discuss why Bitcoin mining matters for individual liberty and how Bitcoiners can take mining to the next level.

Chapter Markers:
00:00:00 Start
00:03:13 Diverter's Bitcoin Journey
00:06:12 Alex Gladstein's Bitcoin Story
00:10:22 Why Mining Matters
00:13:07 Value of Non-KYC Mining
00:20:27 Mining &amp; Financial Sovereignty
00:24:27 Clean Spark Ad
00:24:47 Bitcoin Mining Bifurcation
00:28:45 Vitamin Ad
00:29:26 Mining: Suits vs. Home Miners
00:37:36 Regulatory Capture of Mining
00:51:50 Bitmain Ad
00:52:37 Compromising on Privacy
00:57:53 Inevitability of Bitcoin Adoption
01:03:17 Cypherpunk Ethos &amp; Nuance
01:04:20 What if Bitcoin Succeeds?

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! 

👉 Check out our other shows and content by going to Blockspace.media today.

👉 Watch our newest documentary, The Big Empty!

Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.

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Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America’s Bitcoin miner! And thank you to Foreman Mining, Master Your Mining!

"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.</description>

We’re re-posting one of our best Bitcoin mining shows with Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation and Diverter, a liberty maximalist, in honor of the Bitcoin mining halving.

Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation and Diverter, a pseudonymous Bitcoiner known for his non-KYC Bitcoin guides, joins The Mining Pod to discuss why Bitcoin mining matters for individual liberty and how Bitcoiners can take mining to the next level.

Chapter Markers:
00:00:00 Start
00:03:13 Diverter's Bitcoin Journey
00:06:12 Alex Gladstein's Bitcoin Story
00:10:22 Why Mining Matters
00:13:07 Value of Non-KYC Mining
00:20:27 Mining & Financial Sovereignty
00:24:27 Clean Spark Ad
00:24:47 Bitcoin Mining Bifurcation
00:28:45 Vitamin Ad
00:29:26 Mining: Suits vs. Home Miners
00:37:36 Regulatory Capture of Mining
00:51:50 Bitmain Ad
00:52:37 Compromising on Privacy
00:57:53 Inevitability of Bitcoin Adoption
01:03:17 Cypherpunk Ethos & Nuance
01:04:20 What if Bitcoin Succeeds?

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! 

👉 Check out our other shows and content by going to Blockspace.media today.

👉 Watch our newest documentary, The Big Empty!

Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.

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Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America’s Bitcoin miner! And thank you to Foreman Mining, Master Your Mining!

"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.

Why The Bitcoin Halving Matters With Alex Gladstein and Diverter

Matt, Will and Charlie dig into this week’s biggest news stories ahead of the Bitcoin halving, where Bitcoin’s rewards are dropped by 50% by the network! We go through Bitcoin data, Riot energizing Corsicana and Foundry playing halving block games! Chapter Markers:00:00:00 Start00:02:15 Bitcoin Having Discussion00:04:28 Sponsor: Clean Spark00:06:06 Miner Mag Data Review00:09:17 Miner Sell Pressure00:11:18 Riot's 1 GW Mine00:14:23 Sponsor: Foreman00:15:25 Foundry's Rare Sat Auction00:20:36 Sponsor: Bitmain00:21:24 Testnet Reorgs &amp; Hash Bender00:31:39 Mining Innovations &amp; Topics00:33:42 Upcoming Shows &amp; Events00:35:36 Wrap-up 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!  👉 Check out our other shows and content by going to <a href="https://blockspace.media/">Blockspace.media</a> today. 👉 Join our <a href="https://www.meetup.com/denver-bitdevs/events/299059050/">Bitcoin Halving</a> party in Denver, Colorado on April 20th!  👉 Watch our newest documentary, <a href="https://www.thebigempty.xyz/">The Big Empty</a>! Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley. Thank you to our sponsor, <a href="https://www.cleanspark.com/">CleanSpark</a>, America’s Bitcoin miner! And thank you to <a href="https://foreman.mn/">Foreman Mining</a>, Master Your Mining! "The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.

<description>Matt, Will and Charlie dig into this week’s biggest news stories ahead of the Bitcoin halving, where Bitcoin’s rewards are dropped by 50% by the network! We go through Bitcoin data, Riot energizing Corsicana and Foundry playing halving block games!

Chapter Markers:
00:00:00 Start
00:02:15 Bitcoin Having Discussion
00:04:28 Sponsor: Clean Spark
00:06:06 Miner Mag Data Review
00:09:17 Miner Sell Pressure
00:11:18 Riot's 1 GW Mine
00:14:23 Sponsor: Foreman
00:15:25 Foundry's Rare Sat Auction
00:20:36 Sponsor: Bitmain
00:21:24 Testnet Reorgs &amp; Hash Bender
00:31:39 Mining Innovations &amp; Topics
00:33:42 Upcoming Shows &amp; Events
00:35:36 Wrap-up

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! 

👉 Check out our other shows and content by going to Blockspace.media today.

👉 Join our Bitcoin Halving party in Denver, Colorado on April 20th! 

👉 Watch our newest documentary, The Big Empty!

Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.

Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America’s Bitcoin miner! And thank you to Foreman Mining, Master Your Mining!

"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.</description>

Bitcoin data, Riot energizing Corsicana and Foundry playing halving block games!

Matt, Will and Charlie dig into this week’s biggest news stories ahead of the Bitcoin halving, where Bitcoin’s rewards are dropped by 50% by the network! We go through Bitcoin data, Riot energizing Corsicana and Foundry playing halving block games!

Chapter Markers:
00:00:00 Start
00:02:15 Bitcoin Having Discussion
00:04:28 Sponsor: Clean Spark
00:06:06 Miner Mag Data Review
00:09:17 Miner Sell Pressure
00:11:18 Riot's 1 GW Mine
00:14:23 Sponsor: Foreman
00:15:25 Foundry's Rare Sat Auction
00:20:36 Sponsor: Bitmain
00:21:24 Testnet Reorgs & Hash Bender
00:31:39 Mining Innovations & Topics
00:33:42 Upcoming Shows & Events
00:35:36 Wrap-up

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! 

👉 Check out our other shows and content by going to Blockspace.media today.

👉 Join our Bitcoin Halving party in Denver, Colorado on April 20th! 

👉 Watch our newest documentary, The Big Empty!

Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.

Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America’s Bitcoin miner! And thank you to Foreman Mining, Master Your Mining!

"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.

The Bitcoin Halving Episode

Parker Merritt from Coin Metrics and Will Foxley discuss key metrics, trends, and insights in Bitcoin mining. Topics include mining pools, hash rate, transaction fees, hardware fingerprinting, energy consumption, miner efficiency, and the performance of publicly traded mining stocks. Chapter Markers:00:00:00 Start00:01:45 Foreman ad00:02:28 Sponsor message00:02:52 Introductions00:03:50 Bitcoin Halving update00:05:12 Bitcoin Cash price surge00:09:08 Bitcoin Cash mining revenue00:11:23 Bitcoin Cash blockchain growth00:13:41 Big blocks in Bitcoin00:17:35 Mining pool distribution00:20:40 Mining pool payout analysis00:25:53 ASIC breakeven power costs00:28:50 ASIC fingerprinting methodology00:34:20 Bitcoin energy consumption00:35:58 Mining &amp; grid load balancing00:38:50 Average network efficiency00:41:52 CleanSpark's on-chain data00:45:53 Miner market cap dominance00:49:01 Miner stocks vs. Bitcoin in 2024 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!  👉 Check out our other shows and content by going to <a href="https://blockspace.media/">Blockspace.media</a> today. 👉 Join our <a href="https://www.meetup.com/denver-bitdevs/events/299059050/">Bitcoin Halving</a> party in Denver, Colorado on April 20th!  👉 Watch our newest documentary, <a href="https://www.thebigempty.xyz/">The Big Empty</a>! Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.

<description>Parker Merritt from Coin Metrics and Will Foxley discuss key metrics, trends, and insights in Bitcoin mining. Topics include mining pools, hash rate, transaction fees, hardware fingerprinting, energy consumption, miner efficiency, and the performance of publicly traded mining stocks.

Chapter Markers:
00:00:00 Start
00:01:45 Foreman ad
00:02:28 Sponsor message
00:02:52 Introductions
00:03:50 Bitcoin Halving update
00:05:12 Bitcoin Cash price surge
00:09:08 Bitcoin Cash mining revenue
00:11:23 Bitcoin Cash blockchain growth
00:13:41 Big blocks in Bitcoin
00:17:35 Mining pool distribution
00:20:40 Mining pool payout analysis
00:25:53 ASIC breakeven power costs
00:28:50 ASIC fingerprinting methodology
00:34:20 Bitcoin energy consumption
00:35:58 Mining &amp; grid load balancing
00:38:50 Average network efficiency
00:41:52 CleanSpark's on-chain data
00:45:53 Miner market cap dominance
00:49:01 Miner stocks vs. Bitcoin in 2024


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! 

👉 Check out our other shows and content by going to Blockspace.media today.

👉 Join our Bitcoin Halving party in Denver, Colorado on April 20th! 

👉 Watch our newest documentary, The Big Empty!

Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.</description>

A lot happened in Q1! Catch up on all the top of the line Bitcoin metrics with Parker Merritt of Coin Metrics.

Parker Merritt from Coin Metrics and Will Foxley discuss key metrics, trends, and insights in Bitcoin mining. Topics include mining pools, hash rate, transaction fees, hardware fingerprinting, energy consumption, miner efficiency, and the performance of publicly traded mining stocks.

Chapter Markers:
00:00:00 Start
00:01:45 Foreman ad
00:02:28 Sponsor message
00:02:52 Introductions
00:03:50 Bitcoin Halving update
00:05:12 Bitcoin Cash price surge
00:09:08 Bitcoin Cash mining revenue
00:11:23 Bitcoin Cash blockchain growth
00:13:41 Big blocks in Bitcoin
00:17:35 Mining pool distribution
00:20:40 Mining pool payout analysis
00:25:53 ASIC breakeven power costs
00:28:50 ASIC fingerprinting methodology
00:34:20 Bitcoin energy consumption
00:35:58 Mining & grid load balancing
00:38:50 Average network efficiency
00:41:52 CleanSpark's on-chain data
00:45:53 Miner market cap dominance
00:49:01 Miner stocks vs. Bitcoin in 2024


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! 

👉 Check out our other shows and content by going to Blockspace.media today.

👉 Join our Bitcoin Halving party in Denver, Colorado on April 20th! 

👉 Watch our newest documentary, The Big Empty!

Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.

Bitcoin Mining’s Q1 Numbers With Parker Merritt

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.

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