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We’re rejoined by Jaime Leverton, former CEO at Hut 8, to discuss her exit and new role at mining broker Synteq!
Former Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton joins The Mining Pod! We go through her time at Hut 8 building an industry leading HODL, her transition out the door though the merger with US Bitcoin Corp, to her new ventures in fintech and DeFi. We lastly touch on her interests in Bitcoin stocks and equities with some advice for other CEOs in the mining space.
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
03:28 Jaime’s bio
05:37 HUT 8"s Bitcoin treasury
08:10 Jaime’s Bitcoin moment
08:53 HUT 8 & US Bitcoin merger
12:48 Exahash headlines
14:27 Merger & debt
16:35 Transitioning out of CEO role
18:37 Jaime’s the bag holder
21:57 Infrastructure
24:05 HPC & AI demand
27:57 HPC's future form factor
31:55 Chair of the board
32:58 Hashprice & predictions
33:59 What's looking good?
37:46 Thoughts on being a public company CEO
38:57 ULYS startup
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!
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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Transform Ventures CEO Michael Terpin.
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Transform Ventures CEO Michael Terpin joins CoinDesk to discuss bitcoin's recent price movement as the largest crypto by market cap struggles to push through the $100,000 threshold. Plus, his BTC price prediction and insights into the best time to enter the market.
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This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “Markets Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.
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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from XRP's gains in the past month to Morocco's plan for crypto.
XRP long-term holders made a weekly gain of $1.5B in profits, while Ripple Labs injects $25 million in the next U.S. election cycle. Plus, Tornado Cash wins a major legal victory and Morocco is preparing to legalize cryptocurrencies. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.
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This episode was hosted by Christine Lee. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Christine Lee and edited by Victor Chen.
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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from HTX's WBTC redeem and the mudslinging between Polymarket and Kalshi.
HTX, the crypto exchange advised by Justin Sun, recently redeemed over 5100 wrapped bitcoins worth about $500 million, though HTX’s proof-of-reserves don’t include any WBTC at all. Plus, the mudslinging between Polymarket and Kalshi, and Pump.fun disabled its livestream feature amid disturbing shock videos. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.
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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from MicroStrategy's $5.4B bitcoin purchase to Trump picking Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary.
MicroStrategy has added another 55,500 BTC to their stack in the most recent bitcoin purchase. The company now holds nearly 387,000 BTC in total. Plus, Tether is reportedly in talks with Cantor Fitzgerald to support the firm's plan for a bitcoin lending program and president-elect Trump picks pro-crypto hedge fund manager Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.
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This episode was hosted by Christine Lee. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Christine Lee and edited by Victor Chen.
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This week, Avery and Sam dissect three major cultural shifts happening: Web3 going mainstream, creator influence reaching new heights and the increasing financialization of culture.
In this episode, hosts Avery and Sam discuss the McDonald's x Doodles partnership and what it signals for Web3 brand collaborations. They also explore the growing power of creators and influencers, using Jake Paul's recent Netflix boxing match as a recent case study and finally, they dive into crypto's latest bull run and why everyone from 12-year-olds to art collectors are trying to cash in on the culture market.
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"Gen C" features hosts Sam Ewen and Avery Akkineni. Executive produced by by Uyen Truong. Our theme music is "1882” by omgkirby x Channel Tres with editing by Doc Blust. Artwork by Nicole Marie Rincon.
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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Bitcoin IRA co-founder and COO Chris Kline.
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Bitcoin IRA co-founder and COO Chris Kline joins CoinDesk to discuss bitcoin's recent activities as investors wonder when BTC will reach the milestone $100,000 mark. Plus, insights into the liquidity concerns surrounding spot bitcoin ETFs and MicroStrategy adding another $5.4 billion of bitcoin.
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This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “Markets Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.
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Host Christine Lee breaks down the price movements in altcoins after SEC Chair Gary Gensler announced that he is stepping down from the agency on Jan. 20.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler announced that he is stepping down from the agency on Jan. 20. The news sent altcoins flying as investors anticipate that the agency's new leadership will be friendlier towards the crypto industry. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.
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This episode was hosted by Christine Lee. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Christine Lee and edited by Victor Chen.
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CoinDesk Indices presents notable data insights from the week, followed by additional analysis from Caleigh Crossman, Data Ops Lead at Security Token Market.
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The CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) functions as a benchmark for the performance of the digital asset market, delivering institutional quality information to digital asset investors. Subsets of the CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) are investable CoinDesk Crypto Sectors and the CoinDesk 20 Index, designed to measure the performance of top digital assets. Today’s takeaways are provided by Tracy Stephens, senior index manager at CoinDesk Indices with additional analysis from Caleigh Crossman, Data Ops Lead at Security Token Market.
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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Colin, Charlie, and Matt are back with this week’s biggest Bitcoin mining headlines. To start, the trio dives into this week’s Mining Pod newsletter to discuss revival of the ASIC miner market. Then, they provide an update on incipient restrictions of Bitcoin mining in Russia in areas with power shortages. They also cover a novel story onHicorp tapping the largest gas reserve in the US with a bitcoin mining pilot in Alaska, yet more news on AI-pivots from bitcoin miners, and the $4.6 billion in open shorts against Bitcoin miners. Finally, for this week’s cry corner, Bitcoin and crypto professionals, pedestrians, and obsessives rejoice at the resignation of Gary Gensler.
Timestamps:
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00:00 Start
02:22 Difficulty update
06:31 ASIC prices rebound
13:03 Russia restricts mining in certain areas
19:50 Hilcorp natgas mining in Alaska
26:01 Miners moving to AI
34:12 $4.6bn short squeeze
36:23 Cry Corner: Gensler is gone, girl
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!
👉Enjoying the show? Check out our newsletter at miningpod.blockspace.media!
👉 Check out Bitcoin Season 2 and The Gwart Show!
Follow our hosts on Twitter: @wsfoxley, @AsILayHodling, @bc1matt
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Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America’s Bitcoin miner!
"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey Inc. with Senior Producer Damien Somerset.
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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from Trump's crypto plan to Gary Wang's sentence.
Bitcoin rally continues as the largest crypto by market cap surged above $98,000 heading into the U.S. morning Thursday. This comes as MicroStrategy and other companies holding corporate bitcoin treasuries soar and president-elect Trump reportedly talks with the crypto industry about a new White House post dedicated to crypto policy. Plus, former FTX executive Gary Wang was spared prison time by a judge. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.
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This episode was hosted by Christine Lee. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Christine Lee and edited by Victor Chen.
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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Portal Ventures founder and general partner Evan Fisher.
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Portal Ventures founder and general partner, Evan Fisher discusses the evolving dynamics of the crypto market as 2024 nears its end. Plus, insights into the demand for bitcoin programmability and capital efficiency, as well as Portal's investment strategies.
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This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “Markets Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.
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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Maple Finance CEO and co-founder Sid Powell.
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Maple Finance CEO and co-founder Sid Powell joins CoinDesk to discuss the recent rally across the broader crypto market. Plus, insights into stablecoin holdings, increasing demand for leverage and a potential resurgence of DeFi.
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This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “Markets Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as President-elect Trump picks Howard Lutnick for Commerce Secretary.
President-elect Donald Trump wants Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick, and bitcoin enthusiast and banker for Tether, to serve as his Commerce Secretary. Trump is considering crypto lawyer Teresa Goody Guillén to lead the SEC, but ultimately the pick for SEC Chair and Treasury secretary remains unknown. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news on these high-profile roles in the incoming Trump administration.
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This episode was hosted by Christine Lee. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Christine Lee and edited by Victor Chen.
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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Galaxy head of Americas sales Kelly Greer.
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Galaxy head of Americas sales Kelly Greer joins CoinDesk to discuss the renewed retail and institutional interest in crypto after the presidential election. Plus, their insights into the potential candidates for the next SEC chair.
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This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “Markets Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from Trump media company's interest in acquiring crypto trading platform Bakkt and “Razzlekhan” was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Trump's media company is in advanced talks to acquire crypto trading platform Bakkt, expanding his foothold in the crypto industry. Plus, Robinhood is upgraded by ratings firm Needham from neutral to buy and Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan was sentenced to 18 months in prison. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.
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This episode was hosted by Christine Lee. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Christine Lee and edited by Victor Chen.
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JP Morgan analyst Reggie Smith rejoins Colin and Will to discuss Bitcoin mining economics, valuation metrics, and the emerging intersection with AI computing. We go through how a big bank like JP Morgan values miners, including possible costs and revenues, before focusing on AI/HPC and mining. Lastly, we finish on mining costs, dilution and relative valuations of the mining industry.
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
01:53 Fintech team at JPMorgan
02:42 Valuing mining companies
03:38 Analyst goals
06:11 Miner report
07:51 Economic models
12:40 Calculating operational costs
18:38 AI and costs
21:52 How liquid is the AI compute market?
25:36 Good metrics for miner valuation?
28:42 Payroll costs
32:29 Equity dilution
39:17 AI strategies
46:40 The power of existing PPAs
51:22 Highest & lowest gains
54:18 Are miners overvalued?
58:12 M&A activity
1:01:40 Price & hashrate predictions
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!
👉Enjoying the show? Check out our newsletter at miningpod.blockspace.media!
👉 Check out Bitcoin Season 2 and The Gwart Show!
Follow our hosts on Twitter: @wsfoxley, @cbspears, @AsILayHodling, @MatthewKimmell
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Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America’s Bitcoin miner!
"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey Inc. with Senior Producer Damien Somerset.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Bitstamp U.S. CEO and global CCO Bobby Zagotta.
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Bitstamp U.S. CEO and global CCO Bobby Zagotta joins CoinDesk to discuss the euphoric sentiment across the crypto industry following the U.S. presidential election. Plus, insights on allocating bitcoin and other mid-cap tokens in a portfolio.
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This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “Markets Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from the surge in XRP to Polymarket contracts on who the next Treasury Secretary will be.
XRP surged to a three-year high over the weekend to more than $1.20 with futures bets soaring to record levels. Plus, Polymarket bettors put their money on who the next Treasury Secretary will be. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.
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This episode was hosted by Christine Lee. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Christine Lee and edited by Victor Chen.
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CoinDesk Indices presents notable data insights from the week, followed by additional analysis from AMINA Bank’s Anirudh Shreevatsa.
To get the show every day, follow the podcast here.
The CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) functions as a benchmark for the performance of the digital asset market, delivering institutional quality information to digital asset investors. Subsets of the CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) are investable CoinDesk Crypto Sectors and the CoinDesk 20 Index, designed to measure the performance of top digital assets. Today’s takeaways are provided by Tracy Stephens, senior index manager at CoinDesk Indices with additional analysis from Anirudh Shreevatsa from AMINA bank
For more on CoinDesk Indices, visit: coindeskmarkets.com.
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