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• Ohio: Bitcoin Mining's Hidden Gem

  Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Andrew Burchwell from the Ohio Blockchain Council joins us to discuss Bitcoin mining in Ohio. From groundbreaking state legislation and strategic reserve bills to the challenges with utility tariffs, Andrew shares insights on building Bitcoin-friendly policy at the state level. He also dives into Ohio's energy future, the role of natural gas and nuclear power, and how Bitcoin mining fits into the state's industrial development plans. Subscribe to the newsletter! Notes: • Ohio Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Bill • Energy Policy Transformation • Utility Tariff Challenges • State-Level Bitcoin Advocacy • Trump Administration Impact • Education & University Programs Timestamps: 00:00 Start 03:37 Andrew bio 05:29 Ohio Blockchain Counsel 08:58 Mining & legislators 12:15 Miners in Ohio 14:00 North American Blockchain Assoc 16:42 Trump & Regulations 21:22 Ohio Strategic Bitcoin reserve 23:32 Current state of BTC lobbying 27:35 What topics to focus on? 29:51 BTC & anti-state sentiment 35:56 How to get involved 38:15 Electricity tariff 40:17 Pushback from utility providers 41:16 Unlikely allies 44:04 Degrowth policy 45:06 Energy policy in Ohio 👉 CleanSpark (CLSK), America’s Bitcoin Miner! Cleanspark develops infrastructure for Bitcoin, an essential tool for financial independence and inclusion. Learn more by visiting https://www.cleanspark.com/! 👉 Digital Shovel, All Things Crypto Mining! Are you a Crypto miner looking to expand your operations leading into this next Bull Market? Digital Shovel is a leading manufacturer of modular mining pods, as well as PDUs & Switchgears. Industry leading prices starting at $69,000/MW for a complete datacenter, including Smart PDUs and switchgear. For more information, visit www.DigitalShovel.com 👉 Luxor, Leaders In Bitcoin Mining and Compute Power! Get game-changing mining results with Luxor Firmware. Boost hashrate, cut energy costs, protect your hardware, and maximize mining profits with LuxOS. "The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey Inc. with Senior Producer Damien Somerset.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Hive’s Paraguay Acquisition, BTC Miner ETF, Hashrate for Charity, and DeepSeek

  Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Colin and Matt are back for this week’s news roundup. They touch on Hive’s $85 million, 200 MW acquisition of a Yguazu, Paraguay bitcoin mine from Bitfarms. Plus, Grayscale launches a bitcoin miner ETF, a home-mining device wins a $330,000 bitcoin block for charity, and why the market freaked out over DeepSeek this week. And for this week’s cry corner, why you shouldn't trust Brad Garlinghouse’s call for crypto unity.  Timestamps: 00:00 Start 02:57 Difficulty report 18:28 Grayscale miner ETF 33:26 Hashrate Fundraiser Mines Block 37:28 DeepSeek 43:36 Cry corner: Ripple CEO Very Sad 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 newsletter.blockspace.media! 👉 Check out Bitcoin Season 2 and The Gwart Show! Follow our hosts on Twitter: @wsfoxley, @cbspears, @AsILayHodling, @MatthewKimmell - Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America’s Bitcoin miner! And Luxor: Get game-changing mining results with Luxor Firmware. Boost hashrate, cut energy costs, protect your hardware, and maximize mining profits with LuxOS. "The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey Inc. with Senior Producer Damien Somerset. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Hive's $85M Yguazú, Paraguay Acquisition w/ Frank Holmes + Aydin Kilic

  Welcome back to The Mining Pod! For this week’s Bitcoin Stock Show, Colin welcomes Hive Executive Chairman Frank Holmes and CEO Aydin Kilic to discuss the company’s LOI to acquire Bitfarms’ 200 MW bitcoin mine in Yguazú, Paraguay for $85 million ($56 million for the site, $19 million for the PPA, and $10 million for construction contract). Once fully energized, the acquisition and Hive’s other, 100 MW site in Paraguay should catapult the company from 6 to 25 EH/s under management. During the conversation, Holmes and Aydin discuss why they are putting so many chips on Paraguay, the timeline for the 200 MW site’s completion, why they are outfitting it with Antminer S21 Hydros, and more.  Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:52 Deal process 07:48 Capital access & foreign mining sites 17:24 Tariffs on energy 24:15 Paraguay roll out phases 28:58 Cooling 32:02 Deal hand off 33:22 PPA 34:35 Regional power make up 39:24 Other Paraguay site? 40:08 2025 predictions 43:57 Energy as sovereign asset 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 newsletter.blockspace.media! 👉 Check out Bitcoin Season 2 and The Gwart Show! Follow our hosts on Twitter: @wsfoxley, @cbspears, @AsILayHodling, @MatthewKimmell - Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America’s Bitcoin miner! And Luxor: Get game-changing mining results with Luxor Firmware. Boost hashrate, cut energy costs, protect your hardware, and maximize mining profits with LuxOS. "The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey Inc. with Senior Producer Damien Somerset. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Bitcoin Mining in South America with Erick Vera

  Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Erick Vera, the Latin America business development lead at Luxor, joins today to discuss the bitcoin mining industry in South America. Vera gives us a rundown of the region’s bitcoin mining hotspots – namely, Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil – and digs into the nuances, challenges, and opportunities bitcoin miners face in each country, including Paraguay’s gobs of hydro power, Brazil’s abandoned manufacturing sites that are ready for miners, and Argentina’s oil and gas field bitcoin mines. He also touches on other South America countries he thinks are primed for bitcoin mining adoption.  Timestamps: 00:00 Start 02:14 Countries active in Latin America? 03:17 Venezuela 04:59 Active MW 06:00 Brazil & Argentina 12:45 Brazil & Paraguay hyrdopower 15:18 Paraguay regulations 21:04 Import tariffs 24:59 More tariffs, more problems 30:57 Migration & business classification 34:02 Slow growth in Brazil? 37:06 Abandoned industrial sites 40:55 Argentina 46:22 Argentina off grid sites 48:16 Other promising sites 51:07 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!  👉Enjoying the show? Check out our newsletter at newsletter.blockspace.media! 👉 Check out Bitcoin Season 2 and The Gwart Show! Follow our hosts on Twitter: @wsfoxley, @cbspears, @AsILayHodling, @MatthewKimmell - Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America’s Bitcoin miner! And Luxor: Get game-changing mining results with Luxor Firmware. Boost hashrate, cut energy costs, protect your hardware, and maximize mining profits with LuxOS. "The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey Inc. with Senior Producer Damien Somerset. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• The Story of the Silk Road (Bitcoin Season 2)

  Ross Ulbricht is free, full pardon! But how did we get here & what actually was the Silk Road? Colin & Charlie dive in on this episode of Bitcoin Season 2. - Follow our hosts on X: @cbspears, @AsILayHodling Bitcoin Season 2 is proudly presented by Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on X and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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