With calls for environmental stewardship louder than ever in the business community, Bitcoin miners are frequently turning to renewable energy sources. Daniel Roberts is C-CEO of Iris Energy which mines Bitcoin with renewable energy in Australia. https://irisenergy.co https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-roberts-b767444/ Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley 🎥 TIMESTAMPS: Intro 00:00 Begin 00:23 How did you get into Bitcoin? 00:58 What was challenging about moving into mining? 03:24 What does...
Feb 10, 2022•31 min•Ep. 77
Where can you find deep intellectual scholarship focused on Bitcoin? The Texas Bitcoin Foundation is aiming to answer that question by producing “education about Bitcoin and related historical and scientific issues.” Natalie Smolenski Founder & Executive Director Texas Bitcoin Foundation discusses the focus of this new organization. https://www.txbitcoinfoundation.org Natalie Smolenski https://twitter.com/NSmolenski Will Foxley https://twitter.com/wsfoxley MINE Start mining your own bitcoins...
Feb 01, 2022•28 min•Ep. 75
The formal specification for Ethereum 2.0 is almost done and everyone is wondering when and how the Merge will happen. Ben Edgington & Tim Beiko, two developers working on implementing Eth 2.0, join us to talk about when and how a transition of such scale will take place. Ben Edgington: https://twitter.com/benjaminion_xyz Tim Beiko: https://twitter.com/TimBeiko PERSON: TWITTER HANDLE Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley 🎥 TIMESTAMPS: Begin 00:00:00:00 Intro 00:00:44:28 When will ETH2 m...
Jan 27, 2022•40 min•Ep. 75
Blockstream's Rusty Russell joins the Compass Podcast to talk about Lightning network growth, technicals and how Bitcoin miners should understand Lightning! The Lightning Network has become the leading second layer scaling solution for Bitcoin. With instant transactions and ultra low fees it is making the dream of a “Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” a reality. 👤 Follow him on Twitter. ✔️ Rusty Russell: https://twitter.com/rusty_twit Follow our host on Twitter too! ✔️ Will Foxley: https://tw...
Jan 20, 2022•49 min•Ep. 74
Bitcoin is the dominant proof-of-work cryptocurrency by a large margin, but an army of small time enthusiasts mine other PoW coins using GPUs, FPGAs and other retail friendly rigs. In this episode of Compass Live, we sit down with Michael Carter (BitsBeTrippin) and Seth Estrada (Mineyourbiz) to talk Altcoin mining in 2022. 👤 Follow them on Twitter. ✔️ Seth Estrada: https://twitter.com/mineyour_biz ✔️ Michael Carter: https://twitter.com/BitsBeTrippin Follow our hosts on Twitter too! ✔️ Will Foxl...
Jan 14, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 73
Is Bitcoin mining the only application of Proof-of-Work? Where else do we see Proof-of-Work used? Turns out, many other blockchains are using Bitcoin’s tech stack to operate. In this episode of Compass Live, Kristy-Leigh Minehan joins Compass Live to discuss how zero knowledge proofs, rollups and other altcoins take advantage of Proof-of-Work. 👤 Follow her on Twitter. ✔️ Kristy-Leigh Minehan: https://twitter.com/OhGodAGirl Follow our hosts on Twitter too! ✔️ Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsf...
Jan 12, 2022•41 min•Ep. 72
Kazakhstan – a former Soviet satellite and second largest producer of Bitcoin hashrate – is undergoing tremendous civil strife. Gas prices have doubled and citizens have taken to the streets, demanding changes to the governments authoritarian ways. Compass sits down with Didar Bekbau from Xive Mining to talk about Bitcoin's role in the conflict, if Bitcoin miners will leave and the state of Kazakh mining! 👤 Follow him on Twitter. ✔️ Didar Bekbau from Xive: https://twitter.com/didar_bekbau Follo...
Jan 11, 2022•24 min•Ep. 71
👤 Follow him on Twitter. ✔️ Jeremy Rubin: https://twitter.com/JeremyRubin Follow our hosts on Twitter too! ✔️ Zack Voell: https://twitter.com/zackvoell ✔️ Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley Compass hosts livestreams every week on WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY with the leading experts in cryptocurrency mining. Don't miss them! 🔔 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/CompassMining?sub_confirmation=1 📲 You can LISTEN to audio versions of all livestreams on 🎧 Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3fNfrd...
Jan 07, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 70
Austrian economics – a small, yet growing free market ideology – is often cited as the basis for Bitocin’s supply cap, issuance schedule and proof-of-work consensus mechanism. In this episode of Compass Live, Peterson and Luddy Professor of Austrian Economics and Senior Fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute Mark Thornton lays out the argument for Bitcoin as a competitor to fiat money. ✔️ Mark Thornton: https://twitter.com/DrMarkThornton Follow our hosts on Twitter too! ✔️ Zack Voell: https://...
Jan 05, 2022•53 min•Ep. 69
✔️ Lili Rhodes: https://twitter.com/Marketsbylili ✔️ Brandon Bailey: https://twitter.com/bitcoinbeezy Follow our hosts on Twitter too! ✔️ Zack Voell: https://twitter.com/zackvoell ✔️ Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley Compass hosts livestreams every week on WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY with the leading experts in cryptocurrency mining. Don't miss them! 🔔 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/CompassMining?sub_confirmation=1 📲 You can LISTEN to audio versions of all livestreams on 🎧 Apple Podcas...
Dec 29, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 68
Let's talk Bitcoin mining. Follow our host on Twitter too! ✔️ Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley Compass hosts livestreams every week on WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY with the leading experts in cryptocurrency mining. Don't miss them! 🔔 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/CompassMining?sub_confirmation=1 📲 You can LISTEN to audio versions of all livestreams on 🎧 Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3fNfrdi), 🎧 Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3tSf9G1), 🎧 Anchor (https://bit.ly/3rmb7UF), 🎧 RSS (https:/...
Dec 22, 2021•47 min•Ep. 67
✔️ AJ Scalia: https://twitter.com/ajscalia ✔️ Drew Armstrong: https://twitter.com/btc_buddhist Follow our hosts on Twitter too! ✔️ Zack Voell: https://twitter.com/zackvoell ✔️ Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley Compass hosts livestreams every week on WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY with the leading experts in cryptocurrency mining. Don't miss them! 🔔 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/CompassMining?sub_confirmation=1 📲 You can LISTEN to audio versions of all livestreams on 🎧 Apple Podcasts (htt...
Dec 18, 2021•53 min•Ep. 66
This is an episode of Compass Live hosted by Compass Mining. In this livestream, Compass reviews the past year of mining trends and data with several people from Coin Metrics. 2021 has been a landmark year for the bitcoin mining industry. In this conversation, the panel of guests discusses multiple charts, trends, and notable data sets that show the historic growth and changes in mining since January. 👤 Follow them on Twitter. ✔️ Kyle Waters: https://twitter.com/kylewaters_ ✔️ Nate Maddrey: htt...
Dec 10, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 65
This is an episode of Compass Live hosted by Compass Mining. In this livestream, Compass explores the basics and possibilities of relay networks. Both guests on this show are working to decentralize block propagation and make data relay infrastructure more secure. 👤 Follow them on Twitter. ✔️ Uri Klarman: https://twitter.com/uriklarman ✔️ Ivan Bogatyy: https://twitter.com/ivanbogatyy Follow our host on Twitter too! ✔️ Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley Compass hosts livestreams every wee...
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 64
This is an episode of Compass Live hosted by Compass Mining. In this livestream, Compass talks to a panel of nuclear experts about the future of powering Bitcoin mining with nuclear energy. 👤 Follow them on Twitter. ✔️Puru Goyal: https://twitter.com/purugyl ✔️Nuclear Bitcoiner https://twitter.com/NuclearBitcoinr ✔️eMac https://twitter.com/emcerlain Follow our hosts on Twitter too! ✔️ Zack Voell: https://twitter.com/zackvoell ✔️ Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley Compass hosts livestreams...
Nov 19, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 63
This is an episode of Compass Live hosted by Compass Mining. In this livestream, Compass talks to a panel of ether miners about the future of ETH mining after China’s recent ban. Not only have ether miners faced the constantly possibility of a network switch to Proof of Stake. They’ve also suffered exile from China along with all other miners. What does their future look like? These guests explain. 👤 Follow them on Twitter. ✔️ Christian Krauter: https://twitter.com/ABitPower ✔️ Chris: https://t...
Nov 12, 2021•58 min•Ep. 62
This is an episode of Compass Live hosted by Compass Mining. In this livestream, Compass talks with a pair of mining CEOs about what “clean” or sustainable mining actually means. Cryptocurrency mining has received a lot of criticism for its energy consumption and carbon output over the past 18 months. Both guests on this livestream share their opinions and perspectives on how clean mining is now, what should change in the future, and what is misunderstood about “clean” mining. 👤 Follow them on ...
Nov 09, 2021•59 min•Ep. 60
This is an episode of Compass Live hosted by Compass Mining. In this livestream, Compass talks about the state of advocacy and lobbying for the cryptocurrency mining industry. Bitcoin and cryptocurrency lobbying typically hasn’t received much attention over the past decade. But a recent fight to protect miners from dangerous language in a federal infrastructure bill brought this part of the industry to the fore. Two leading advocates share their perspectives on lobbying for bitcoin mining. 👤 Fo...
Nov 09, 2021•59 min•Ep. 59
The Navajo Nation is becoming an attractive location to mine Bitcoin due to its abundant natural and renewable energy sources and the Navajo Nation’s desire to grow the tech industry on the reservation. In this episode, West Block’s Navajo Bitcoin mining team joined Compass to talk about their 15 MW on the Nation. https://youtu.be/b94XAejlFa8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Nov 08, 2021•1 hr 1 min
This is an episode of Compass Live hosted by Compass Mining. In this livestream, Compass talks with a panel of miners about how large-scale mining farms are designed and built. All three guests explain their experiences touring and designing mining farms, from the massive Whinstone farm in Texas to off-grid mining units in Wyoming. 👤 Follow them on Twitter. ✔️ Justin Ballard: https://twitter.com/JLB_Oso ✔️ Neil Galloway: https://twitter.com/NeilsNews ✔️ Chad Harris: https://twitter.com/chadever...
Nov 08, 2021•57 min•Ep. 58
This is an episode of Compass Live hosted by Compass Mining. In this livestream, Compass explores the state of the public mining markets focusing on mining ETFs and SPACs. Two mining-related EFT managers join the stream. Both guests share their perspectives on the health or froth of the current mining market. They also describe each of their mining investment vehicles and the benefits of mining ETFs couple with the latest mining SPACs. 👤 Follow them on Twitter. ✔️ David Lawant: https://twitter....
Oct 27, 2021•57 min•Ep. 57
This is an episode of Compass Live hosted by Compass Mining. In this livestream, Compass talks about the usefulness of bitcoin mining as a tool for financial sovereignty. Two experts in the financial freedom and cryptocurrency mining world are guests on this livestream. Both individuals offer unique perspectives on how mining makes bitcoin, and by extension wealth, more accessible to everyone. Whether it’s hosted or at home, a bitcoin mining rig creates opportunities that previously never existe...
Oct 22, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 56
This is an episode of Compass Live hosted by Compass Mining. In this livestream, Compass talks with a panel of immersion miners about the tools and designs they used for their at-home mining rigs. All five miners share their insights and experience working with immersed mining machines on this livestream. They explain how and why they build their current setup. They also offer advice to new miners interested in immersion. 👤 Follow them on Twitter. ✔️ Jon Yuan: https://twitter.com/CoinHeated ✔️ ...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 55
This is an episode of Compass Live hosted by Compass Mining. In this livestream, Compass discusses the future of powering cryptocurrency mining farms with nuclear energy. This conversation is to be continued... Two experts in the nuclear energy and relevant regulatory fields are guests on this livestream. They each offer unique insights into ongoing development between mining and nuclear power in addition to the broader growth and opportunity for nuclear power around the world. 👤 Follow them on...
Oct 15, 2021•31 min•Ep. 54
This is an episode of Compass Live hosted by Compass Mining. In this livestream, Compass explores recent developments and proposed regulations that affect the cryptocurrency mining industry in Kazakhstan. Both guests are founders of Xive, a leading mining and hosting company in Kazakhstan. They share their opinions and insights on Kazakh regulation and what the future looks like for the country’s miners. 👤 Follow them on Twitter. ✔️ Didar Bekbau: https://twitter.com/didar_bekbau ✔️ Olzhas Kemal...
Oct 13, 2021•43 min•Ep. 53
This is an episode of Compass Live hosted by Compass Mining. In this livestream, Compass explores the intricacies and challenges of miner extratable value (MEV) with three experienced decentralized finance (DeFi) developers and MEV engineers. All three guests explain the development of MEV, how it changes the dynamics of mining and transacting on different blockchains, and the tools being built for MEV. 👤 Follow them on Twitter. ✔️ Jordan Frankfurt: https://twitter.com/jordanfrankfurt ✔️ Robert...
Oct 08, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 52
This is an episode of Compass Live hosted by Compass Mining. In this livestream, Compass walks through the basics of at-home mining with five experienced home miners. All five guests explain the designs of their at-home mining rigs, tips for getting started with mining, and misconceptions about home mining. 👤 Follow them on Twitter. ✔️ Econoalchemist: https://twitter.com/econoalchemist ✔️ Bob: https://twitter.com/BitcoinCoderBob ✔️ Missaghi: https://twitter.com/missaghi ✔️ Eric: https://twitter...
Oct 06, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 51
This is an episode of Compass Live hosted by Compass Mining. In this livestream, Compass reviews the new technologies that allow miners to reuse the massive amounts of heat waste that ASICs create. Two founders of leading heat reuse companies are guests on this livestream. They share their insights on the economics of heat reuse, the process of taking heat reuse mainstream, and the challenges they face when designing this technology. 👤 Follow them on Twitter. ✔️ Colin Sullivan: https://twitter....
Oct 01, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 50
This is an episode of Compass Live hosted by Compass Mining. In this livestream, Compass explores the opportunities and challenges for everyone looking for a job in the cryptocurrency industry, whether they want to work in mining, other bitcoin roles, or different sectors of crypto. Two founders of leading cryptocurrency recruiting firms (Proof of Talent and CryptoJobsDaily) are guests on this livestream. They share updates on the status of hiring in crypto now, insights into best practices for ...
Sep 29, 2021•58 min•Ep. 49
This is an episode of Compass Live hosted by Compass Mining. In this livestream, Compass explores the financial side of cryptocurrency mining with two leaders in cryptocurrency and mining-focused financial products and services. From lending giant Genesis and public mining company Galaxy Digital, two Vice Presidents are guests on this stream to talk mining finances. Both guests share their views on the current state of leverage in the mining sector, what sorts of education and service opportunit...
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 48
