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Kevin Anetsberger (Midwest Tungsten) on the Midwest Tungsten Story (EP.260)

Kevin Anetsberger (Midwest Tungsten) on the Midwest Tungsten Story (EP.260)

FromOn The Brink with Castle Island


Kevin Anetsberger (Midwest Tungsten) on the Midwest Tungsten Story (EP.260)

FromOn The Brink with Castle Island

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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Nov 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Nic and Sean sit down with Kevin Anetsberger, General Manager at Midwest Tungsten, to cover their journey as a business and their entry into the crypto industry In this episode:  The history of Midwest Tungsten How Midwest got its start making metal steam Industrial applications of tungsten Tungsten's physical properties and how that makes it suitable for industrial applications Military applications of tungsten Where Midwest Tungsten sits in the supply chain How Tungsten is actually refined and formed, given that it's impossible to smelt The upper limits to tungsten formed objects, and where the constraints derive from Why a 14 inch cube is actually the largest size Midwest can actually make How Kevin came to work in the tungsten industry Where is tungsten mined? Have the supply chain disruptions affected Midwest Tungsten How Midwest Tungsten resisted offshoring Why Midwest Tungsten began selling collectibles Who has bought the cubes historically Was this the largest spike in demand for the tungsten cubes ever? How the company came to accept Bitcoin and make the NFT Is Midwest Tungsten holding the Bitcoin they have earned in cube sales? Is tungsten safe to handle? Where Kevin falls on the cube vs sphere debate What is the optimal cube size? Why Midwest chose to sell the cube NFT Other metals that Kevin likes What about Osmium? Sponsor notes:  This episode supported by Public.com. Start investing with as little as $1 and get a free slice of stock up to $50 when you join Public.com today. Visit public.com/onthebrink to download the app and sign up. This episode is brought to you by Withum, a top 25 accounting firm with a cutting-edge Digital Currency and Blockchain Technology practice. To learn more, visit  withum.com/crypto.
Released:
Nov 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Hosts Matt Walsh and Nic Carter of Castle Island Ventures explore the political, ethical, and economic significance of Bitcoin and other public blockchains and talk to some of the leading experts in the industry. Learn more and stay up to date at CastleIsland.vc and follow on twitter @CastleIslandVC