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

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.