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?

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