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cover of episode Nuclear Energy & Bitcoin Mining, w/ $CLSK CEO Zach Bradford

Nuclear Energy & Bitcoin Mining, w/ $CLSK CEO Zach Bradford

2023/9/29
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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!

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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?