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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE MINING POD: Pacific Northwest Bitcoin Mining w/ Beau Turner

Oregon and Washington should be havens for bitcoin miners, but red tape and a lack of curtailment programs are holding the states back.


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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Beau Turner, the CEO and co-founder of Abundant Mines, joins us to talk about Pacific Northwest Bitcoin mining. Oregon and Washington have some of America's lowest power rates thanks to abundant hydropower, but there's less mining in the region than you might think. Beau explains the barriers keeping hashrate from the PNW, 9.9MW capacity limits, Oregon’s burgeoning curtailment programs, AI competition for power, and how early miners "poisoned the well" in 2018.



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**Notes:**

• Oregon industrial power: 6-8¢/kWh

• Pacific NW has 200-500MW mining capacity

• BPA limits sites to 9.9MW blocks

• 100% bonus depreciation now available

• Texas has several gigawatts vs PNW


Timestamps

00;00;00;00 Start

00;03;28;00 Starting Abundant Mines

00;08;59;09 Pacific Northwest Mining

00;11;24;24 Why not more PNW mining?

00;16;34;12 Industry prospects

00;19;50;29 Smaller is better in PNW

00;22;27;28 Hydro generation

00;24;20;29 Cleanspark

00;24;49;26 Oregon curtailment

00;28;30;23 Power purchase agreements

00;32;09;29 Bitcoin is for Everyone

00;34;05;21 Changes since the halving

00;36;44;25 Depreciating equipment

00;41;57;05 ASIC prices

00;46;20;21 Peak US hashrate?

00;51;30;23 Wrap up


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Marketplace All-in-One - U.S. and China extend trade truce

From the BBC World Service: It came right down to the wire, but the U.S. and China have extended their trade truce until November. This means those massive American tariff hikes — some as high as 145% — have been put on hold, as Beijing was ready to hit back with 125% tariffs. But could another 90 days be enough time to strike a deal? Plus, this summer, several U.S. cities have been gripped by trash collection strikes. We'll hear more.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - What’s The Oldest Building In Chicago? Act II

Have you ever wondered, “What is the oldest house in Chicago?” Well, you wouldn’t be the first. In this latest edition of our What’s That Building series, we explore the Noble–Seymour–Crippen House, named after three families who owned it before the Norwood Park Historical Society purchased the building. Reset learns more with Reset architecture sleuth Dennis Rodkin, Rev. Kevin Anthony Ford of St. Paul Church of God in Christ and Noble-Seymour-Crippen house docent Art Krumrey. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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Audio Mises Wire - Harry Truman: Founding Father of the National Security State

Following World War II, President Truman helped produce the modern national security state by creating the Central Intelligence Agency. Only later did Truman regret what he did, as the CIA turned into a monster that could never be tamed.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/harry-truman-founding-father-national-security-state

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WSJ What’s News - ‘Honest and Accurate’: Trump Names His Pick for Labor Data Body

A.M. Edition for Aug 12. After firing its former head, Trump says the Heritage Foundation’s current chief economist, E.J. Antoni, will ensure accuracy in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ data. Plus, ahead of Friday’s summit between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, WSJ correspondent Yaroslav Trofimov explains why peace in Ukraine doesn’t seem to be a priority for Moscow. And WSJ reporter Clarence Leong details China’s massive new shipbuilding plans. Azhar Sukri hosts.


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Marketplace All-in-One - Travelers aren’t big fans of TSA’s facial recognition program, report finds

In recent years, the Transportation Security Administration has been piloting facial recognition at security checkpoints. But opting out of getting scanned can be complicated, according to a recent report from the non-profit Algorithmic Justice League. Joy Buolamwini is president of the organization and co-authored that report.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Next top model: GPT-5 and its AI rivals

A look at progress in generative AI shows that OpenAI’s latest, greatest model sits on a neat curve of growing utility over time. But what other firms are on that curve, and where is it taking humanity? After a long, wary time, Japanese savers are getting into investing—with gusto. And what goofy, small-time wrestling leagues reveal about today’s America.


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Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders - S11 E12: Ravi Madabhushi, ScaleKit

Ravi Madabhushi finds that all of the stops along his professional journey were accidental. He grew up in a tiny village in the south of India - so small, it would take you 10 minutes to sprint across it, end to end. His goals back then were common - get a job, get married, etc. - but after he moved to Bangalore post school, he got acquainted with startups... and was hooked. Outside of tech, he is married with 2 kids. He enjoys playing tennis, badminton, and squash. He got introduced to squash when he was playing tennis, it started raining, and they were forced inside to play "inside tennis"... IE squash.

Ravi and his team had a successful exit from their prior company, and decided to give startups another go. They wanted to solve the authentication problem for builders wanting to focus on their product - not building auth. What they found was a new arena in the world of AI, agents, and authentication of everything in between.

This is the creation story of ScaleKit.

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Headlines From The Times - Deadly Steel Plant Blast, Gaza Journalist Killed, Disney Streaming Surge, California Smoke Claim Dispute

One person is dead and another missing after a massive explosion at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh, prompting urgent rescue efforts and a shelter-in-place order. In Gaza, a strike on a journalists’ tent killed seven, including prominent Al Jazeera reporter Anas Al-Sharif, drawing international condemnation. Disney reports strong streaming growth despite theatrical losses, with plans to merge Disney+ and Hulu next year. And in California, wildfire survivors accuse the state’s last-resort insurer of illegally denying smoke damage claims, prompting state intervention.