CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE MINING POD: ABTC Eyes 25 EH/s, Institutional ETF Holdings, Amazon to Pour $20B into PA

American Bitcoin may purchase $320 million of Antminers to expand its fleet, and hedge funds are dumping bitcoin ETFs.


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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Will, Colin, Matt, and Nick discuss Bitcoin mining's summer slowdown, American Bitcoin's massive 25 EH/s anticipated ramp up, a big week for public miner fundraising, Amazon's $20B Pennsylvania data center investment, institutional ETF flows showing hedge fund exits, and the controversial filter wars dividing Bitcoin's community.


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**Notes:**

• Hash rate trading 820-930 EH range lately

• American Bitcoin raising for $320M U3S21EXPH buy

• IREN upsizes convertible note to $500M 

• Amazon investing $20B in Pennsylvania

• Hedge fund ETT holdings dropped from 122K to 83K BTC in Q1


00:00 Start

01:12 Difficulty Report by Luxor

06:37 American Bitcoin $320M U3S21 Cost

13:40 Fundraising season

23:07 Hedge funds ditched BTC ETFs in Q1

32:08 Amazon going balls deep in PA

37:41 Cry Corner - The Filter Boys Mount UP!


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From the BBC World Service: In a dramatic heightening of tensions, Israel's military said it had struck "dozens of military targets, including nuclear targets in different areas of Iran." The strike had led to a 10% rise in oil prices. And later on the program: Investigations are continuing to look into what exactly happened to Flight AI171 between Ahmedabad and London Gatwick, which crashed soon after take-off, killing nearly everyone on board.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - Israel’s Strikes on Iran Sends Bitcoin Tumbling | COINDESK DAILY

Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as Israeli forces bombed targets in Iran.

Bitcoin tumbled below $104,000 before rebounding as Israeli forces bombed targets in Iran, including the country's capital. The airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear and missile sites roiled global sentiment and sent investors fleeing risk assets, sending the CoinDesk 20 index down nearly 6% in the last 24 hours. CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”

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