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Bitcoin Park
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Bitcoin Park is a community supported campus in Nashville, TN and Austin, TX focused on grassroots freedom tech adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
Bitcoin Park is a community supported campus in Nashville, TN and Austin, TX focused on grassroots freedom tech adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
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Jan 26, 2023 • 26min
Nashville Energy & Mining Summit 2023: On-Grid vs. Off-Grid
This conversation was recorded at the inaugural Nashville Energy & Mining Summit, a two-day event at Bitcoin Park in Nashville, TN that brought investors, policymakers, energy producers, and full spectrum Bitcoin mining operators and service providers together to discuss the current state of bitcoin mining and forge a path forward.
Recorded: January 12, 2023
On-Grid vs. Off-Grid
with:
Dan Lawrence, Co-Founder & CEO - Foreman
Tyler Kovalcik, Business Development - Braiins
Justin Ballard, Partner - Martin Legal Group PLLC
Alex Thorn, Head of Firmwide Research - Galaxy Digital
Bitcoin Park is a community supported campus in Nashville, TN focused on grassroots bitcoin adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
Our aim is to produce and publish conversations from future events, so please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app to stay up to date.
To learn more, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.co and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://discord.gg/YZ8x7mfFKj
Follow us on Twitter:
Bitcoin Park: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_
Matt Odell: https://twitter.com/ODELL
Rod @bitkite: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Jan 25, 2023 • 27min
Nashville Energy & Mining Summit 2023: Bitcoin Mining Risk Management: Balancing Reward and Responsibility
This conversation was recorded at the inaugural Nashville Energy & Mining Summit, a two-day event at Bitcoin Park in Nashville, TN that brought investors, policymakers, energy producers, and full spectrum Bitcoin mining operators and service providers together to discuss the current state of bitcoin mining and forge a path forward.
Recorded: January 12, 2023
Bitcoin Mining Risk Management: Balancing Reward and Responsibility
with:
Bassload, Energy Procurement Consultant
Colin Crossman, Co-Founder - distributed hash
Karen Knox, Digital Currency & Infrastructure Lead - NFP
Rob Hamilton, Co-Founder & CEO - AnchorWatch
Bitcoin Park is a community supported campus in Nashville, TN focused on grassroots bitcoin adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
Our aim is to produce and publish conversations from future events, so please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app to stay up to date.
To learn more, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.co and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://discord.gg/YZ8x7mfFKj
Follow us on Twitter:
Bitcoin Park: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_
Matt Odell: https://twitter.com/ODELL
Rod @bitkite: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Jan 24, 2023 • 29min
Nashville Energy & Mining Summit 2023: Public vs. Private
This conversation was recorded at the inaugural Nashville Energy & Mining Summit, a two-day event at Bitcoin Park in Nashville, TN that brought investors, policymakers, energy producers, and full spectrum Bitcoin mining operators and service providers together to discuss the current state of bitcoin mining and forge a path forward.
Recorded: January 12, 2023
Public vs. Private
with:
Drew Armstrong, President & COO at Cathedra Bitcoin
Trey Kelly, Founder & CEO at GRIID
Robert Warren, Business Development & Growth at Upstream Data
Colin Harper, Writer and Researcher at Luxor
Bitcoin Park is a community supported campus in Nashville, TN focused on grassroots bitcoin adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
Our aim is to produce and publish conversations from future events, so please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app to stay up to date.
To learn more, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.co and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://discord.gg/YZ8x7mfFKj
Follow us on Twitter:
Bitcoin Park: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_
Matt Odell: https://twitter.com/ODELL
Rod @bitkite: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Jan 20, 2023 • 27min
Nashville Energy & Mining Summit 2023: The History of Bitcoin Mining
Video Version Includes Presentation Slides: https://bitcointv.com/w/5sAhGtrgG1JLqPNiMfowYt
This conversation was recorded at the inaugural Nashville Energy & Mining Summit, a two-day event at Bitcoin Park in Nashville, TN that brought investors, policymakers, energy producers, and full spectrum Bitcoin mining operators and service providers together to discuss the current state of bitcoin mining and forge a path forward.
Recorded: January 12, 2023
The History of Bitcoin Mining
Presentation by:
Brandon Bailey, Mining Associate at Galaxy Digital
Bitcoin Park is a community supported campus in Nashville, TN focused on grassroots bitcoin adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
Our aim is to produce and publish conversations from future events, so please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app to stay up to date.
To learn more, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.co and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://discord.gg/YZ8x7mfFKj
Follow us on Twitter:
Bitcoin Park: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_
Matt Odell: https://twitter.com/ODELL
Rod @bitkite: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Jan 18, 2023 • 25min
Nashville Energy & Mining Summit 2023: Proof-of-Work: What It Is and Why It Matters
This conversation was recorded at the inaugural Nashville Energy & Mining Summit, a two-day event at Bitcoin Park in Nashville, TN that brought investors, policymakers, energy producers, and full spectrum Bitcoin mining operators and service providers together to discuss the current state of bitcoin mining and forge a path forward.
Recorded: January 12, 2023
Proof-of-Work: What It Is and Why It Matters
Fireside Chat with:
Harry Sudock, Chief Strategy Officer at GRIID
Matt Odell, Co-Founder at Bitcoin Park
Bitcoin Park is a community supported campus in Nashville, TN focused on grassroots bitcoin adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
Our aim is to produce and publish conversations from future events, so please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app to stay up to date.
To learn more, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.co and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://discord.gg/YZ8x7mfFKj
Follow us on Twitter:
Bitcoin Park: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_
Matt Odell: https://twitter.com/ODELL
Rod @bitkite: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Jan 18, 2023 • 8min
Nashville Energy & Mining Summit 2023: Introduction
This conversation was recorded at the inaugural Nashville Energy & Mining Summit, a two-day event at Bitcoin Park in Nashville, TN that brought investors, policymakers, energy producers, and full spectrum Bitcoin mining operators and service providers together to discuss the current state of bitcoin mining and forge a path forward.
Recorded: January 12, 2023
Bitcoin Park founders Rod @bitkite and Matt Odell welcome Nashville Energy & Mining Summit attendees, explain the mission behind Bitcoin Park and the event, and kick off the annual summit.
Bitcoin Park is a community supported campus in Nashville, TN focused on grassroots bitcoin adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
Our aim is to produce and publish conversations from future events, so please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app to stay up to date.
To learn more, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.co and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://discord.gg/YZ8x7mfFKj
Follow us on Twitter:
Bitcoin Park: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_
Matt Odell: https://twitter.com/ODELL
Rod @bitkite: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Jan 17, 2023 • 28min
Open House: Bitcoin Mining: What to Expect in 2023
This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Park’s January 2023 Open House, a monthly meetup event at Bitcoin Park in Nashville, TN featuring panel discussions on various Bitcoin-focused topics.
January 2023’s Open House topic: Mining to the Moon
Recorded: January 11, 2023
Bitcoin Mining: What to Expect in 2023
with:
Harry Sudock, Chief Strategy Officer at GRIID
Cassie Clifton, VP of Bitcoin Mining Business Development at Galaxy
Jonathan Kirkwood, Managing Partner at Ten31
moderated by Matt Odell, Co-founder at Bitcoin Park
Bitcoin Park is a community supported campus in Nashville, TN focused on grassroots bitcoin adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
Our aim is to produce and publish conversations from future events, so please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app to stay up to date.
To learn more, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.co and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://discord.gg/YZ8x7mfFKj
Follow us on Twitter:
Bitcoin Park: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_
Matt: https://twitter.com/ODELL
Rod @bitkite: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Jan 16, 2023 • 37min
Open House: To Host or Not to Host, That is the Question
This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Park’s January 2023 Open House, a monthly meetup event at Bitcoin Park in Nashville, TN featuring panel discussions on various Bitcoin-focused topics.
January 2023’s Open House topic: Mining to the Moon
Recorded: January 11, 2022
To Host or Not to Host, That is the Question
with:
Robert Warren, Business Development & Growth at Upstream Data
Vinny Pardi, Mining Operations Manager at River
Colin Harper, Writer and Researcher at Luxor
moderated by Marty Bent, Founder of TFTC, Co-Founder of Standard Bitcoin
Bitcoin Park is a community supported campus in Nashville, TN focused on grassroots bitcoin adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
Our aim is to produce and publish conversations from future events, so please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app to stay up to date.
To learn more, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.co and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://discord.gg/YZ8x7mfFKj
Follow us on Twitter:
Bitcoin Park: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_
Matt Odell: https://twitter.com/ODELL
Rod @bitkite: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Jan 1, 2023 • 42min
Beef Initiative 2022: Natural Nutrition and Better Health
This conversation was recorded at the Tennessee Beef Initiative Micro-Summit, a two-day event at Bitcoin Park in Nashville, TN that brought Bitcoiners, ranchers, and producers together for a mutual exchange of valuable information about supporting local communities.
Recorded: December 9, 2022
Texas Slim, Dr. Shawn Baker, Shawn Johnson, and Mike discuss the importance of animal protein in health and nutrition.
Panelists:
Texas Slim: (https://twitter.com/modernTman)
Dr. Shawn Baker: (https://twitter.com/SBakerMD)
Shawn Johnson: (https://twitter.com/LongevityShawn)
Mike Hobart: (https://twitter.com/theemikehobart)
Resources:
The Beef Initiative: https://beefinitiative.com/
Bitcoin Park is a community supported campus in Nashville, TN focused on grassroots bitcoin adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
Our aim is to produce and publish conversations from future events, so please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app to stay up to date.
To learn more, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.co and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://discord.gg/YZ8x7mfFKj
Follow us on Twitter:
Bitcoin Park: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_
Matt Odell: https://twitter.com/ODELL
Rod @bitkite: https://twitter.com/bitkite

Jan 1, 2023 • 43min
Beef Initiative 2022: Bitcoin Basics with Odell
This conversation was recorded at the Tennessee Beef Initiative Micro-Summit, a two-day event at Bitcoin Park in Nashville, TN that brought Bitcoiners, ranchers, and producers together for a mutual exchange of valuable information about supporting local communities.
Recorded: December 9, 2022
Texas Slim and Matt Odell explain what Bitcoin is and how it facilitates peer-to-peer-based circular economies.
Panelists:
Texas Slim: (https://twitter.com/modernTman)
Matt Odell: (https://twitter.com/ODELL)
Resources:
The Beef Initiative: https://beefinitiative.com/
Bitcoin Park is a community supported campus in Nashville, TN focused on grassroots bitcoin adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
Our aim is to produce and publish conversations from future events, so please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app to stay up to date.
To learn more, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.co and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://discord.gg/YZ8x7mfFKj
Follow us on Twitter:
Bitcoin Park: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_
Matt Odell: https://twitter.com/ODELL
Rod @bitkite: https://twitter.com/bitkite