Is Bitcoin Mining an Arms Race? | Zach Bradford | Compass Podcast

As regulators continue to criticize Bitcoin mining for its carbon footprint, public mining companies are getting ahead of the narrative by exclusively using renewable sources for their power. In this episode we talk with Zach Bradford from CleanSpark about being a public mining company, the challenges of ESG power sourcing, and the future of the Bitcoin mining industry. https://twitter.com/CleanSpark_Inc HOST: Whit Gibbs: https://twitter.com/BitcoinBroski 🎥 TIMESTAMPS: Begin 00:00 Intro 00:34 Zach's background 00:54 Data center energy optimization 02:55 CleanSpark vs. other miners 04:32 CleanSpark future 06:15 Mining mergers 07:30 Mining is not an arms race 09:24 Equipment lifespan 13:25 CleanSpark expansion 15:03 Why ESG mining? 18:09 Renewables vs. fossil fuels 21:44 Bitcoin community split on ESG 24:56 Regulation 27:14 Does the ESG narrative go away? 29:19 Hiring talent 32:07 What's exciting 34:00 MINE Start mining your own bitcoins with Compass. https://bit.ly/3CehBf1 WATCH https://youtube.com/c/CompassMining?sub_confirmation=1 LISTEN Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/3fNfrdi Spotify https://spoti.fi/3tSf9G1 Anchor https://bit.ly/3rmb7UF RSS https://bit.ly/3chpULV LEARN Every week, Compass sends a memo to over 18,000 professional miners and investors with the most important news and data in cryptocurrency mining. ✍️ Get the free newsletter in your inbox too: https://bit.ly/3vOGzxD FOLLOW Twitter: https://twitter.com/compass_mining LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/compassmining Happy hashing! 🤝 #Bitcoin #BitcoinMining Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices