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• CleanSpark FY 2025 Recap: It's Not an AI Pivot, It's an Expansion w/ Matthew Schultz

  Subscribe to the Blockspace newsletter for market-making news as it hits the wire! Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Matthew Schultz, CEO of CleanSpark, joins us to talk about CleanSpark'sfiscal year 2025 earnings. CleanSpark raked in $766M in revenue for the year, hit the 50 EH/s milestone, and has begun expanding into AI loads. Schultz shares insights on CleanSpark’s partnerships with Submer for cooling solutions, the company’s capital strategy, the potential for hybrid mining-HPC loads at CleanSpark sites, and what the AI revolution means for bitcoin mining in the United States. Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com **Notes:** • $766M in FY 2025 revenue  • LEadership change refocused company • Austin Texas site underway • AI load feasibility being explored for Sandersville, other sites • $1.15B convertible note almost over subscribed Timestamps: 00:00 Start 03:15 Overview of fiscal year 07:16 Leadership change 09:43 Texas site development 13:41 Submer cooling solutions partner 18:30 Containerized solutions 21:39 Green field vs retrofit 27:23 Blended AI & mining sites 30:50 Two business lines 36:11 $1.15B note 45:19 Evaluating operators 👉CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin Miner! CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK), America's Bitcoin Miner®, is a market-leading Bitcoin miner with a proven track record of success. They own a fully self-operated portfolio of mining facilities across the U.S. powered by globally competitive energy prices. CleanSpark sits at the intersection of Bitcoin, energy, operational excellence and capital stewardship. Optimally monetizing low-cost, high reliability electricity positions them to prosper in an ever-changing world. 👉 FBOX, Cooling for Bitcoin Mining and the AI Data Center Transformation FBOX is the global leader in cooling system manufacturing, with the #1 shipment volume of bitcoin mining containers worldwide. Not only powering for the strongest hashrate, their technology also helps mining infrastructure transform into AI data centers. Backed by the largest production scale on earth, global deployment capability, and a full range of cooling solutions, they are shaping the future of compute. 👉 Luxor, Leaders In Bitcoin Mining and Compute Power! Get game-changing mining results with Luxor Firmware. Boost hashrate, cut energy costs, protect your hardware, and maximize mining profits with LuxOS. Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Operation Red Sunset, the White House’s Genesis Mission, Tether Buys BTDR, RAM Prices Soar

  Subscribe to the Blockspace newsletter for market-making news as it hits the wire! Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Colin and Charlie break down Operation Red Sunset—the US government's probe into Bitmain over national security concerns. We also cover brutal mining economics with hashprice at all-time lows, Trump's new executive order spurring AI and energy R&D, Hive's $300M at-the-market offering, and Tether reupping its BTDR investment. And for this week’s dual cry corner, why Cardano still sucks and why gamers are crying as RAM prices surge from AI demand. Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com **Notes:** - Hash price at $36 per petahash per day (all-time low territory) - First back-to-back negative difficulty adjustments since summer - Small miners (1-5MW) shutting down operations - DDR5 RAM jumped from $100 to $400+ per unit - Hive raises $300M at-the-market offering - Operation Red Sunset targets Bitmain security risks Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:34 Difficulty Report by Luxor 06:22 US probes Bitmain 13:37 White House Genesis Mission EO 18:34 Hive $300m ATM 20:40 Tether reups its BTDR stake 26:17 Cry Corner: Cardano go down 30:44 Cry Corner: RAM too spensy 👉CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin Miner! CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK), America's Bitcoin Miner®, is a market-leading Bitcoin miner with a proven track record of success. They own a fully self-operated portfolio of mining facilities across the U.S. powered by globally competitive energy prices. CleanSpark sits at the intersection of Bitcoin, energy, operational excellence and capital stewardship. Optimally monetizing low-cost, high reliability electricity positions them to prosper in an ever-changing world. 👉 FBOX, Cooling for Bitcoin Mining and the AI Data Center Transformation FBOX is the global leader in cooling system manufacturing, with the #1 shipment volume of bitcoin mining containers worldwide. Not only powering for the strongest hashrate, their technology also helps mining infrastructure transform into AI data centers. Backed by the largest production scale on earth, global deployment capability, and a full range of cooling solutions, they are shaping the future of compute. 👉 Luxor, Leaders In Bitcoin Mining and Compute Power! Get game-changing mining results with Luxor Firmware. Boost hashrate, cut energy costs, protect your hardware, and maximize mining profits with LuxOS. Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Bitcoin Mining Isn't Dead w/ Steve Barbour

  Subscribe to the Blockspace newsletter for market-making news as it hits the wire! Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Steve Barbour, CEO of Upstream Data, joins us for a bitcoin mining palate cleanser! We cover the current state of mining economics, his take on some of the new ASIC models coming to market, oil and gas markets, the infrastructural / operational differences between AI/HPC data centers and mining farms, and why he believes Bitcoin mining is entering a new phase of maturity with sustainable business models. Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com **Notes:** • Mining difficulty at all-time highs • Energy partnerships crucial for profitability • Home mining still viable for enthusiasts • Public miners face market pressure • Equipment costs down significantly • Operational efficiency key to survival Timestamps: 00:00 Start 04:11 Miner sentiment check 07:37 How much more downside? 11:28 ASIC market 14:18 Bitdeer & AISC sales 19:43 Proto ASIC design 23:18 Oil field mining 27:51 Renewables 30:00 Miner retrofit 35:58 NatGas Generators 39:53 Oil prices 41:26 Bits vs atoms 43:44 Lawsuit 👉CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin Miner! CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK), America's Bitcoin Miner®, is a market-leading Bitcoin miner with a proven track record of success. They own a fully self-operated portfolio of mining facilities across the U.S. powered by globally competitive energy prices. CleanSpark sits at the intersection of Bitcoin, energy, operational excellence and capital stewardship. Optimally monetizing low-cost, high reliability electricity positions them to prosper in an ever-changing world. 👉 FBOX, Cooling for Bitcoin Mining and the AI Data Center Transformation FBOX is the global leader in cooling system manufacturing, with the #1 shipment volume of bitcoin mining containers worldwide. Not only powering for the strongest hashrate, their technology also helps mining infrastructure transform into AI data centers. Backed by the largest production scale on earth, global deployment capability, and a full range of cooling solutions, they are shaping the future of compute. 👉 Luxor, Leaders In Bitcoin Mining and Compute Power! Get game-changing mining results with Luxor Firmware. Boost hashrate, cut energy costs, protect your hardware, and maximize mining profits with LuxOS. Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Nvidia’s Q3 Earnings, ERCOT Power Market Update, Cipher Lands $830M Fluidstack Expansion

  Subscribe to the Blockspace newsletter for market-making news as it hits the wire! Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Haley Thomson, the director of energy trading at Luxor Technology, joins us to talk about how AI demand is impacting the ERCOT power market. For news, we break down Nvidia's Q3 earnings and the market's Thursday morning reversal, dissect a load growth report that suggests there are currently 166GW of US load growth demand through 2030, and discuss Cipher's $830M extension with Fluidstack. And for this week’s cry corner, The Financial Times is doing its best to report on AI like it has with Bitcoin. Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com **Notes:** • Hash price at all-time low: $36.97/PH/day • Previous low was August 2024 at $38/PH/day • 166GW load growth projected through 2030 • Cipher's deal: $830M over 10 years • Google backstop: $333M revenue guarantee • Oracle lost $350B market cap post-AI deal Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:56 Difficulty report 07:32 Nvidia smashes earnings 12:24 Grid Strategy Forecast Report 36:37 Cipher Fluidstack deal 39:25 Cry Corner: Oracle down bad? 👉CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin Miner! CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK), America's Bitcoin Miner®, is a market-leading Bitcoin miner with a proven track record of success. They own a fully self-operated portfolio of mining facilities across the U.S. powered by globally competitive energy prices. CleanSpark sits at the intersection of Bitcoin, energy, operational excellence and capital stewardship. Optimally monetizing low-cost, high reliability electricity positions them to prosper in an ever-changing world. 👉 FBOX, Cooling for Bitcoin Mining and the AI Data Center Transformation FBOX is the global leader in cooling system manufacturing, with the #1 shipment volume of bitcoin mining containers worldwide. Not only powering for the strongest hashrate, their technology also helps mining infrastructure transform into AI data centers. Backed by the largest production scale on earth, global deployment capability, and a full range of cooling solutions, they are shaping the future of compute. 👉 Luxor, Leaders In Bitcoin Mining and Compute Power! Get game-changing mining results with Luxor Firmware. Boost hashrate, cut energy costs, protect your hardware, and maximize mining profits with LuxOS. Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Bitdeer Q3 Recap: AI Plans, the Future of BTDR’s Bhutan Mining, and SEALMINER A4 Update w/ Harit Basit

  Subscribe to the Blockspace newsletter for market-making news as it hits the wire! Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Haris Basit, CSO at Bitdeer, joins us to break down their Q3 results, where revenue hit $169.7M (up 173% YoY), self-mining production doubled to 1,109 BTC, and they achieved 41.2 EH/s of self-mining capacity. We dive deep into Bitdeer’s AI and HPC expansion strategy across sites in Norway, Tennessee, Washington, and Ohio, discuss the SEALMINER A3’s production schedule and A4 chip development delays, and get updates on the Massillon facility fire recovery. Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com **Notes:** • Revenue up 173% YoY to $169.7M • Self-mining doubled: 565 to 1,109 BTC • Hash rate reached 41.2 exahash in October • Adjusted EBITDA: $43M vs -$7.9M last year • SEALMINER delays • AI expansion: planned across 4 sites Timestamps: 00:00 Start 03:32 Overview of report 05:43 Colocation vs self mining vs neoloud 09:30 Why do both colocation & neocloud? 10:42 Facility fire 12:13 Bhutan 15:01 Convertible notes 16:43 Future financing options 18:54 Cloud mining profitability 19:57 Choosing where to locate services 22:11 Alberta 24:03 Ethiopia 25:20 ASIC production 28:35 A4 delays 31:39 What's coming? 👉CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin Miner! CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK), America's Bitcoin Miner®, is a market-leading Bitcoin miner with a proven track record of success. They own a fully self-operated portfolio of mining facilities across the U.S. powered by globally competitive energy prices. CleanSpark sits at the intersection of Bitcoin, energy, operational excellence and capital stewardship. Optimally monetizing low-cost, high reliability electricity positions them to prosper in an ever-changing world. 👉 FBOX, Cooling for Bitcoin Mining and the AI Data Center Transformation FBOX is the global leader in cooling system manufacturing, with the #1 shipment volume of bitcoin mining containers worldwide. Not only powering for the strongest hashrate, their technology also helps mining infrastructure transform into AI data centers. Backed by the largest production scale on earth, global deployment capability, and a full range of cooling solutions, they are shaping the future of compute. 👉 Luxor, Leaders In Bitcoin Mining and Compute Power! Get game-changing mining results with Luxor Firmware. Boost hashrate, cut energy costs, protect your hardware, and maximize mining profits with LuxOS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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