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For today’s news roundup, the guys clarify what Russia’s bitcoin mining ban actually means – plus other stories.

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Will and Colin are back from the holiday break with the latest news, plus an update on the ASIC hosting market from our friends at Compass. At the top of the news docket, they touch on Russia’s bitcoin mining ban, particularly which miners the ban actually affects (and which ones it doesn’t). Also in the rotation, BitFuFu’s massive 80k ASIC order from Bitmain, and an update on a few of Rhodium’s outstanding litigations. And for this week’s cry corner: pour one out for all the folks who were sad/big mad that they didn’t get invited to Michael Saylor’s $100k New Year’s Eve party…

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

01:51 Difficulty update

06:17 OMG Russia bans Bitcoin mining!!!!!

11:59 ASIC hosting market update

23:20 BitFuFu 80k miners

30:50 More trouble at Rhodium

36:46 Cry corner: No invite to Saylor party!

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New year predictions for Web3 consumer apps with host Christine Lee and Saga.xyz CEO Rebecca Liao.

Saga.xyz co-founder and CEO Rebecca Liao joins CoinDesk with her predictions on a breakout year for Web3 consumer apps. Plus, insights into the challenges faced by Web3 gaming. 

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from the hype around SPX6900 to Do Kwon pleading not guilty.

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry as SPX6900 crossed a $1.1 billion capitalization earlier Friday to set a new record. Plus, BlackRock’s IBIT bled over $332 million and Do Kwon pleaded not guilty to charges of fraud.

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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Kaiko research analyst Adam Morgan McCarthy.

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Kaiko research analyst Adam Morgan McCarthy joins CoinDesk with his outlook on the crypto market and regulatory shifts in 2025. Plus, what are the trends to look out for under the Trump administration?

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Host Christine Lee presents experts' crypto predictions in 2025.

"CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee presents the expert predictions on crypto in 2025, with a focus on the bitcoin price, a strategic BTC reserve and stablecoin developments.

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For today’s show, we speak with Max Guise about Block’s ASIC miner, and we even get a sneak peak of the new miner!

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Max Guise, a team member from Block’s Proto division, joins to talk about the company’s new ASIC chip. A veteran of Block, Guise has worked on everything from the Proto mining ASIC, to Square’s point-of-sale, and its hardware wallet Bitkey. During the discussion, Guise gives us a brief history of Proto’s origins, discusses the challenges of designing (and manufacturing and marketing!) a bitcoin mining ASIC, provides a timeline for the Proto ASIC rollout, and even graces us with a demo of the chip!

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

03:21 Max bio

03:56 Working at Square & CashApp

04:58 Building the point of sale product

06:20 Building hardware

09:48 Genesis of Proto

12:33 Open development

13:37 The team

14:59 What is Proto

16:59 Selling chips

19:56 Closed sourced firmware

21:38 Lifecycle examination

23:32 Market strategy

24:33 Financing

25:05 Hashrate as payment

26:16 Deployment

28:29 When new rig?

28:59 Ecosystem of products

30:13 Other components

30:58 Working with competing miners

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Which metrics are the most important for valuing public bitcoin miners? Pennyether spills his secret sauce on today’s show.

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! For this week’s Bitcoin Stock Show, we’re joined by a great friend of the show, Pennyether. Some of y’all might recognize Penny from a couple of the earnings calls we streamed on The Bitcoin Stock Show earlier this year. He’s one of the most insightful independent bitcoin mining stock analysts in the game, and in this episode, he shares his methodology for valuing bitcoin miners, which metrics he finds the most (and least) useful, and his thoughts on the AI boom in mining.

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

03:53 The mining metrics that matter

10:33 More important metrics

19:24 Valuing AI and miners together

26:55 A note on Bitfarms

28:32 What does the market actually care about?

33:10 Thoughts on convertible debt

36:55 How to hedge convertible notes

45:31 Bigger narratives in mining 

48:10 The future of bitcoin mining and data centers

52:55 What metrics aren’t worthwhile?

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Insights into the past, present and future of the crypto industry with Tezos foundation co-founder Kathleen Breitman.

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Tezos foundation co-founder Kathleen Breitman joins CoinDesk Spotlight to share her crypto journey and the evolution of Tezos throughout the years. Plus, insights into the future of blockchain technologies and why it will be "deeply boring" despite the volatility across the crypto industry.

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Riot’s Pierre Rochard joins the show to share his thoughts on Trump’s second administration, the potential of federal and state-level strategic bitcoin reserves, and more.

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Riot’s VP of Research, Pierre Rochard, joins Will and Colin to discuss a variety of topics. The fellas start by talking about what a second Trump presidency and Republican Congress means for Bitcoin miners, especially in light of the last administration and Congress’ hostility toward all things Bitcoin. He also weighs the merits of a national Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, as well as one in Texas, and the pod closes on discussion of Riot’s $594.4 million convertible note and the miner’s expansion outside of Texas. 

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

03:09 Pierre's bio

15:13 Elizabeth Warren

17:03 Expecting positive regulation?

20:36 Texas mining bills

27:32 AI power demand on Texas grid

31:54 Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

33:42 National SBR?

34:45 Riot convertible note

40:24 Why not invest in infrastructure?

42:43 Why debt financing now?

45:16 Convertible debt niche

51:41 New Kentucky mining site

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Comic Con pioneer Gareb Shamus discusses the transformation of geek culture from niche to mainstream and reveals his latest venture in collectibles.

Gareb Shamus, Founder of Wizard Magazine and Co-Founder of Comic Con, shares the untold origin story of cosplay at conventions and how his magazine revolutionized comic collecting through price guides and industry coverage. Gareb discusses transforming Comic Con into a cultural phenomenon and introduces StarPics, his new company creating authenticated celebrity autograph cards using innovative security features.

Links mentioned from the podcast: 

• Pudgy Penguins PENGU Token Debuts at $2.3B Market Cap
• NVIDIA Unveils Its Most Affordable Generative AI Supercomputer
• Gareb’s Twitter
• StarPics Website

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