Blockware Podcast

Mitch Askew interviews Zach Bradford, CEO & President of CleanSpark ($CLSK). CleanSpark is one of the largest Bitcoin mining companies in the world, both in terms of market capitalization and fleet size. Mitch and Zach discuss how CleanSpark has positioned itself for the 2024 & 2028 halvings, the trade-offs of different energy sources, how CleanSpark is benefiting the communities in which it mines, immersion vs. air-cooled mining rigs, the spot Bitcoin ETF, stoicism, and more! ⛏️Start mining Bitcoin today with the Blockware Marketplace: https://marketplace.blockwaresolutions.com/marketplace Upgrade your security by hammering your Bitcoin seed phrase into titanium plates using Stampseed. Use Coupon Code "BLOCKWARE15" for 15% off sitewide. https://stampseed.com/?mtm_campaign=blockware Follow us on Twitter: Mitch: https://twitter.com/MitchellHODL Blockware: https://twitter.com/BlockwareTeam Guest: Zach: https://twitter.com/ZachKBradford CleanSpark: https://twitter.com/CleanSpark_Inc 00:00 Blockware Marketplace 00:51 Transitioning CleanSpark from an energy business to a Bitcoin miner 03:47 When will the energy giants of the world embrace Bitcoin mining? 05:32 Why Nuclear Energy is a win-win source 15:07 Why CleanSpark loves the state of Georgia 18:11 Bitcoin miners benefiting small, rural communities 21:55 Trade-offs of immersion cooling 28:16 CleanSpark's balance sheet strategy 32:40 The 2024 Halving and Preparing for the 2028 Halving 39:16 Wen spot ETF approval? 40:51 FASB rule change and how it effects public miners 45:18 Stoicism tenants and how it helps running a public company 49:11 What does Bitcoin mean to Zach Bradford?

Mitch Askew interviews Yujia Zhai, Managing Director at Blueshirt. Yujia manages investor relations for a variety of your favorite Bitcoin companies, including Blockware Solutions, Swan Bitcoin, and Iris Energy. Yujia has over a decade of experience in investor relations and capital markets. He is using this experience to help Bitcoin companies working to build the bright, orange future! Win a FREE Antminer S19 XP and 1 year of Hosting ($7,000 of value): https://x.com/BlockwareTeam/status/1701952562008650015?s=20 ⛏️Start mining Bitcoin today with the Blockware Marketplace: https://marketplace.blockwaresolutions.com/marketplace Upgrade your security by hammering your Bitcoin seed phrase into titanium plates using Stampseed. Use Coupon Code "BLOCKWARE15" for 15% off sitewide. https://stampseed.com/?mtm_campaign=blockware Follow us on Twitter: Mitch: https://twitter.com/MitchellHODL Blockware: https://twitter.com/BlockwareTeam Blueshirt: https://twitter.com/BlueshirtGroup

Mitch Askew interviews Sam Callahan, Lead Analyst at Swan Bitcoin. In this episode, Mitch & Sam dive deep into the problems of central banking, both presently and historically. Sam discusses his recent article in which he lays out the striking similarities between the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Amsterdam, a central bank which failed in the 1700s. This is a must-see episode! ⛏️Start mining Bitcoin today with the Blockware Marketplace: https://marketplace.blockwaresolutions.com/marketplace Upgrade your security by hammering your Bitcoin seed phrase into titanium plates using Stampseed. Use Coupon Code "BLOCKWARE15" for 15% off sitewide. https://stampseed.com/?mtm_campaign=blockware Follow us on Twitter: Mitch: https://twitter.com/MitchellHODL Sam: https://twitter.com/SamCallah Blockware: https://twitter.com/BlockwareTeam Accounting for Bitcoin in a World of Rising Oil Prices: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/accounting-for-bitcoin-in-a-world-of-rising-oil-prices/ 2023 Is a Ripe Environment for Central Bank Failure: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/2023-is-a-ripe-environment-for-central-bank-failure/ 00:00 Intro 01:00 Win a Free Bitcoin Mining Rig ($7,000 of value) 01:10 Divergence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy 06:49 Oil & Gasoline Prices 10:37 Current state of the US Consumer 18:52 The Fed using lagging indicators and the instability of data 22:42 2023 Is a Ripe Environment for Central Bank Failure 26:00 The collapse of the Bank of Amsterdam & similarities to the Fed 37:06 Can the Fed ever regain credibility? 39:18 Contrasting the Fiat System with Bitcoin 42:13 Is Bitcoin inevitable? 44:45 Spot ETF & FASB Rule Change: Bullish or Nothing Burger? 52:52 Are CBDCs likely to get implemented in America? 56:02 Is the Halving actually a bullish catalyst?

Joe Burnett is joined by Mitchell Askew, On-Chain Analyst at Blockware, to discuss money, capitalism, free markets, Bitcoin, and more! ⛏️Start mining Bitcoin today with the Blockware Marketplace: https://marketplace.blockwaresolutions.com/marketplace Upgrade your security by hammering your Bitcoin seed phrase into titanium plates using Stampseed. Use Coupon Code "BLOCKWARE15" for 15% off sitewide. https://stampseed.com/?mtm_campaign=blockware Follow us on Twitter: Joe: https://twitter.com/IIICapital Mitch: https://twitter.com/MitchellHODL Blockware: https://twitter.com/BlockwareTeam 00:00 Intro 01:00 Blockware Marketplace 02:03 Working in Bitcoin Mining during a Bear Market 03:56 What is money? 08:27 The difference between Capitalism and Free Markets 12:17 Price controls on money resulting in capital misallocation 15:51 Consumer mindset vs producer mindset 18:41 Understanding Bitcoin from different perspectives 21:26 The Bitcoin Revolution and the American Revolution 26:16 America: The OG Decentralized Entity 30:56 Is the US Government Bankrupt? 38:58 Bitcoin was an inevitable technology 43:01 Reducing friction in markets 44:04 Fiat as a bad unit of account 46:05 The gutting of the middle class & nuclear family 50:02 Bitcoin vs Crypto 56:43 Binance, not your keys not your coins 1:01:19 Bitcoin ETF - Rehypothecation? 1:02:58 How will Bitcoin transform civilization 1:05:12 Hyper-Bitcoinization, BTC price targets

Joe Burnett is joined by Caitlin Long, Founder & CEO of Custodia Bank, to discuss Grayscale v. SEC and the regulatory environment surrounding Bitcoin. ⛏️Start mining Bitcoin today with the Blockware Marketplace: https://marketplace.blockwaresolutions.com/marketplace Upgrade your security by hammering your Bitcoin seed phrase into titanium plates using Stampseed. Use Coupon Code "BLOCKWARE15" for 15% off sitewide. https://stampseed.com/?mtm_campaign=blockware Follow us on Twitter: Joe: https://twitter.com/IIICapital Caitlin: https://twitter.com/CaitlinLong_ Blockware: https://twitter.com/BlockwareTeam 00:00 Intro 01:01 Blockware Marketplace 01:57 Grayscale Wins Lawsuit vs SEC 06:51 Biden White House cracking down on Custodia Bank 09:08 Bitcoin: Armageddon or Optimism? 12:26 Prime Trust Failure 17:22 US Regulatory Approach 24:06 Long-term evolution of US dollar system vs Bitcoin system 28:14 Bitcoin as collateral 31:26 Will the Fed keep rates higher for longer? 34:56 Will a Bitcoin ETF get rehypothecated? 38:55 Bitcoin catalysts

Joe Burnett is joined by Rob & Becca from AnchorWatch to discuss self-custody, miniscript, Bitcoin scaling solutions, and more! ⛏️Start mining Bitcoin today with the Blockware Marketplace: https://marketplace.blockwaresolutions.com/marketplace Upgrade your security by hammering your Bitcoin seed phrase into titanium plates using Stampseed. Use Coupon Code "BLOCKWARE15" for 15% off sitewide. https://stampseed.com/?mtm_campaign=blockware Follow us on Twitter: Joe: https://twitter.com/IIICapital Rob: https://twitter.com/Rob1Ham Becca: https://twitter.com/BeccaAmilee Blockware: https://twitter.com/BlockwareTeam 00:00 Intro 01:00 Huge Marketplace Announcement 01:55 Becca’s Bitcoin Story 04:30 Rob’s Bitcoin Story 10:08 Why should someone self-custody Bitcoin? 13:28 What is Miniscript? 19:49 Is Miniscript the killer app for global adoption? 30:20 Other ways self-custody can be improved? Soft-forks? 34:27 Unpopular Bitcoin opinions 40:45 Will Bitcoin have another “scaling fork war.”

Joe Burnett is joined by Fred Thiel, CEO of Marathon Digital Holdings, to discuss what its like managing one of the largest publicly traded Bitcoin mining companies in the world. Joe & Fred dive deep into various topics surrounding Bitcoin mining. Including: Jason Lowrey's 'Softwar' thesis, JV in UAE, how miners can endure BTC's volatility, and more! ⛏️Start mining Bitcoin today with the Blockware Marketplace: https://marketplace.blockwaresolutions.com/marketplace Upgrade your security by hammering your Bitcoin seed phrase into titanium plates using Stampseed. Use Coupon Code "BLOCKWARE15" for 15% off sitewide. https://stampseed.com/?mtm_campaign=blockware Follow us on Twitter: Joe: https://twitter.com/IIICapital Tuur: https://twitter.com/tuurdemeester Blockware: https://twitter.com/BlockwareTeam 00:00 Intro 01:02 Blockware Marketplace 01:47 Managing one of the largest public mining companies in the world 03:10 Enduring bear markets 06:01 Household wealth is falling, is the worst behind us? 08:36 Bitcoin ASICs as an asset, nation-states mining Bitcoin 13:16 Jason Lowrey: Softwar 16:48 How $MARA decides whether or not to HODL 22:33 Air Cooled vs Immersion Mining 24:55 Bitcoin Narratives Changing 31:49 Was the bear market actually good for Bitcoin? 35:16 2024 Bitcoin Halving 39:23 Long term plan for $MARA 41:34 JV in UAE 47:38 Why has Bitcoin not been volatile recently?

Kerri Lagnlais, Chief Strategy Officer at TeraWulf, discusses the transition from energy to Bitcoin mining, benefits of Bitcoin miners to energy grids, and preparations for the 2024 halving. They also touch on ideal energy sources, mining regulations, and the future of mining.

Joe Burnett is joined by Tuur Demeester, a Bitcoin OG, to discuss the early days of Bitcoin, Adam Back's $100k bet, Nostr, and the future of Bitcoin! ⛏️Start mining Bitcoin today with the Blockware Marketplace: https://marketplace.blockwaresolutions.com/marketplace Upgrade your security by hammering your Bitcoin seed phrase into titanium plates using Stampseed. Use Coupon Code "BLOCKWARE15" for 15% off sitewide. Valid through June 2023 https://stampseed.com/?mtm_campaign=blockware Follow us on Twitter: Joe: https://twitter.com/IIICapital Tuur: https://twitter.com/tuurdemeester Blockware: https://twitter.com/BlockwareTeam 00:00 Intro 01:00 Blockware Marketplace 02:03 Adam Back “$100k Bitcoin by 2024 Halving.” 04:52 Preparing for psychological extremes 08:30 The early days of Bitcoin 13:45 NOSTR 17:17 Bitcoin HODLers that don’t talk publicly 23:25 How have Bitcoin narratives evolved over the years? 28:26 How to explain Bitcoin to a skeptic 35:27 Nation-State Bitcoin Adoption 38:56 Next wave of Bitcoin Adoption 43:48 Adamant Research

Joe Burnett is joined by GP Saggese of Crypto-Kaizen to discuss his Bitcoin trading platform and strategies. ⛏️Start mining Bitcoin today with the Blockware Marketplace: https://marketplace.blockwaresolutions.com/marketplace Upgrade your security by hammering your Bitcoin seed phrase into titanium plates using Stampseed. Use Coupon Code "BLOCKWARE15" for 15% off sitewide. Valid through June 2023 https://stampseed.com/?mtm_campaign=blockware Follow us on Twitter: Joe: https://twitter.com/IIICapital GP: https://twitter.com/kaizencrypto Blockware: https://twitter.com/BlockwareTeam 00:00 Intro 00:58 ASIC Bidding on Blockware Marketplace 01:43 GPs Background 07:14 Trading Bitcoin’s Volatility 20:19 Is trading all luck based? 28:58 AI as a dark horse in markets 34:49 Predictor variables 39:23 Kaizen