Crypto Unstacked

We unstack:►His team’s year long global search for the right mining location►Why they ultimately chose to come back to the U.S to set up their mining facility►Griid’s process for evaluating infrastructure partners► Pricing mining hardware► Why mining centralization is not a problem► His global macro take on BitcoinTIMESTAMP02:13 - Introduction and background05:35 - Griid’s mining business model07:52 - Process for evaluating infrastructure partners09:24 - Hardware - pricing and procurement12:19 - Energy - sources and sustainability17:44 - Harry on mining centralization22:06 - Hashrate futures market25:02 - Harry’s global macro-take on Bitcoin28:07 - Why you should get exposure to mining30:04 - How Griid plans for the future32:03 - Rapid Fire FOLLOW OUR GUESTTwitter: @harry_sudock Email: harry@griid.comDISCLOSUREThe Crypto Unstacked Podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice. Nothing expressed in this podcast should be construed as a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement or offer to buy or sell any financial products. 

We unstack: ►Mining pool business model►The Luxor profit switching pool►The anatomy of hashrate►The emergence of hashrate as an asset class ►Chinese crypto exchanges and hashrate futures+ more!TIMESTAMP02:29 - Introduction and background04:16 - Mining Pool 10108:57 - Profit Switching in Mining Pools12:00 - Institutional Demand13:52 - Assessing Mining Pool Risk15:06 - Anatomy of Hashrate15:58 - Hashprice - The Value of Hashrate18:16 - Volatility of Hashprice21:44 - New Mining Pools - Binance, Lubian24:19 - Hashrate Futures Market30:43 - Rapid FireFOLLOW OUR GUEST@LuxorTechTeamFOLLOW AMBER GROUPTwitter: @ambergroup_ioTelegram: @AmberGroupEmail: contact@ambergroup.ioWebsite: www.ambergroup.ioDISCLOSUREThe Crypto Unstacked Podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice. Nothing expressed in this podcast should be construed as a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement or offer by Amber Group to buy or sell any financial products. Information expressed by the host or guest in this podcast does not necessarily reflect the views of Amber Group.

We unstack:McAfee on Crypto: “By the end of this month, the GHOST Exchange will be up and running with the ability to cash out into fiat if you want.” (1:13)McAfee on being a #BTC Bear: “They’re investing in all the thousands of cryptocurrencies hoping to make a quick buck rather than using them to free themselves from financial slavery.” (20:39 )McAfee on the inception of McAfee Anti-Virus: “That was just a fluke, simply an opportunity.” (36:12)McAfee on Canning Plans: “If you have a plan, burn it, throw it away and do something else, because what creates companies is not a plan, is not an idea.” (42:11)FOLLOW OUR GUEST@officialmcafee@GhostbyMcAfeeFOLLOW AMBER GROUPTwitter: @ambergroup_ioTelegram: @AmberGroupEmail: contact@ambergroup.ioWebsite: www.ambergroup.ioDISCLOSUREThe Crypto Unstacked Podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice. Nothing expressed in this podcast should be construed as a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement or offer by Amber Group to buy or sell any financial products. Information expressed by the host or guest in this podcast does not necessarily reflect the views of Amber Group.

In 2019, Fireblocks came out of stealth mode raising $16m from investors including Eight Roads (the proprietary investment arm of Fidelity International), Swisscom Ventures, and Tenaya Capital. By January 2020, Fireblocks announced that they were securing $9bn+ in assets and that number has now surpassed $30bn as Fireblocks continues to grow its network of 50+ institutional clients including exchanges, wallets, custodians, brokerages, and OTC desks. As the first adopter of MPC technology in Asia, Amber Group is proud to be a Fireblocks partner.We unstack:►Changing the narrative around custody and security►Enabling a smoother operational experience between crypto native market participants and legacy financial institutions entering the digital asset ecosystem►Future integrations with DeFi platformsTIMESTAMP6:09 Introduction to Fireblocks - the early days addressing scalability gaps8:39 The growing Fireblocks network12:57 Trends in the crypto capital markets16:10 Leveraging Fireblocks for security and operational efficiency24:29 What is MPC and the differences between MPC and Multi-sig38:04 Fireblocks integration with decentralized finance39:23 Fireblock’s tokenization platform42:45 What’s next for Fireblocks in AsiaFOLLOW OUR GUEST@FireblocksHQFOLLOW AMBER GROUPTwitter: @ambergroup_ioTelegram: @AmberGroupEmail: contact@ambergroup.ioWebsite: www.ambergroup.ioDISCLOSUREThe Crypto Unstacked Podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice. Nothing expressed in this podcast should be construed as a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement or offer by Amber Group to buy or sell any financial products. Information expressed by the host or guest in this podcast does not necessarily reflect the views of Amber Group.

In Part 1, we unstack:- The military industrial complex- Shakespeare's "insolence of office"- His fascination with drugs and hallucinogenics- His early start in entrepreneurship from the age of 11, his view on crypto and open source technology. McAfee on Politics: “I’m concerned and unless that is addressed, this isn’t going to go away, people.” (01:24)McAfee on Hallucinogens: “The 60s were the days when if people were passing through a town and handing out a pill, we just popped it.” (15:03)McAfee on Early Entrepreneurship: “Entrepreneur-ism is taking advantage of opportunities that lend themselves to potential money-making activity.” (20:37)McAfee on Crypto: “It came from the people.” (25:52)FOLLOW OUR GUEST@officialmcafee@GhostbyMcAfeeFOLLOW AMBER GROUPTwitter: @ambergroup_ioTelegram: @AmberGroupEmail: contact@ambergroup.ioWebsite: www.ambergroup.ioDISCLOSUREThe Crypto Unstacked Podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice. Nothing expressed in this podcast should be construed as a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement or offer by Amber Group to buy or sell any financial products. Information expressed by the host or guest in this podcast does not necessarily reflect the views of Amber Group.

We unstack:► The process of converting energy into money► How Layer1 plans to achieve supply chain independence► The philosophy behind mining from first principles► Layer1’s grand vision to become a vertically-integrated, sustainable Bitcoin mining facility+ more!FOLLOW OUR GUESTTwitter: @alexanderlieglTwitter: @LAYER1OFFICIALFOLLOW AMBER GROUPTwitter: https://twitter.com/ambergroup_ioEmail: contact@ambergroup.ioWebsite: https://www.ambergroup.io/DISCLOSUREThe Crypto Unstacked Podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice. Nothing expressed in this podcast should be construed as a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement or offer by Amber Group to buy or sell any financial products. Information expressed by the host or guest in this podcast does not necessarily reflect the views of Amber Group.

We unstack:►Mining economics within the context of geography►Variables he looks for when researching mining hot spots and sourcing electricity►Binance’s new mining pool►Why mining is decentralizing faster than he anticipated+ more!FOLLOW OUR GUEST@MustafaYilham@BixinwalletFOLLOW AMBER GROUPTwitter: @ambergroup_ioTelegram: @AmberGroupEmail: contact@ambergroup.ioWebsite: www.ambergroup.ioDISCLOSUREThe Crypto Unstacked Podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice. Nothing expressed in this podcast should be construed as a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement or offer by Amber Group to buy or sell any financial products. Information expressed by the host or guest in this podcast does not necessarily reflect the views of Amber Group.

We unstack: ►Crypto in the current period of Global Monetary Inflation (GMI)►The economics of oil and digital gold►The mining cost curve►Different Bitcoin valuation models such as Stock-to-flow (S2F) and the Bitcoin Energy Equivalence Model.+ more!FOLLOW OUR GUESTTwitter: @BitcoinNomadicTwitter: @MinerUpdate minerupdate.substack.comhi@minerupdate.com www.minerupdate.comadaptiveanalysis.ioadaptiveanalysis.substack.comDISCLOSUREThe Crypto Unstacked Podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice. Nothing expressed in this podcast should be construed as a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement or offer to buy or sell any financial products. 

We unstack:►Daniel's 30,000 ft. view of the mining industry►The evolution of the crypto mining space►The institutionalization of mining over this past year►Why guan xi (relationship) is the key to China’s mining business►Miners’ mentality going into the HalvingFOLLOW OUR GUESTTwitter: @dcarmitageTwitter: @MinerUpdate minerupdate.substack.comhi@minerupdate.com www.minerupdate.comFOLLOW AMBER GROUPTwitter: https://twitter.com/ambergroup_ioEmail: contact@ambergroup.ioWebsite: https://www.ambergroup.io/DISCLOSUREThe Crypto Unstacked Podcast is meant for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or investment advice. Nothing expressed in this podcast should be construed as a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement or offer by Amber Group to buy or sell any financial products. Information expressed by the host or guest in this podcast does not necessarily reflect the views of Amber Group.

With the Bitcoin Halving right around the corner, the spotlight on crypto mining is heating up. Join me as I get in front of the smartest minds in the space and unstack the bytes, sats, and hash of crypto mining.