
Nuclear Energy & Bitcoin Mining, w/ $CLSK CEO Zach Bradford
About this episode
Mitch Askew interviews Zach Bradford, CEO & President of CleanSpark ($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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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?
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