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THE MINING POD: Can Bitcoin Help Small-Town America?

THE MINING POD: Can Bitcoin Help Small-Town America?

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THE MINING POD: Can Bitcoin Help Small-Town America?

FromCoinDesk Podcast Network

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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Apr 30, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Galaxy Digital’s Austin Storms and Briana Sturgis join the show to discuss the latest Bitcoin mining film, The Big Empty, and if Bitcoin can really help small-town America.Follow along on your favorite podcast player of choice by clicking here.In this week’s Mining Pod, we talk with the Galaxy Digital Bitcoin mining team about their Helios Bitcoin mine in Spur, Texas, population 900! We discuss the latest film, The Big Empty, how it was received by the community and what it means to have a Bitcoin miner join rural American towns like Spur.Chapter Markers:00:00:00 Start00:02:01 Guest Intros00:02:36 Helios Mine Scale00:03:21 Guest Bios00:07:59 Helios Facility Size00:11:26 Immersion Mining Process00:13:21 Living in Dickens County00:20:13 Suspicion of New Companies00:23:42 Bitcoin Adoption in Towns00:27:15 Community Interactions00:29:32 Money & State Separation00:33:41 Communication Barriers00:35:06 The Legendary Pool00:38:50 Wrapping 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! ? Check out Bitcoin Season 2 and The Gwart Show.? Watch our newest documentary, The Big Empty!? Watch our livestream on Samourai Wallet!Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.-Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America’s Bitcoin miner! And thank you to Foreman Mining, Master Your Mining!-"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC with Senior Producer, Damien Somerset. Distributed by CoinDesk with Senior Producer Michele Musso and Executive Producer Jared Schwartz. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Apr 30, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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