SLP158 John Lee Quigley - How Does a Bit...

About this episode

John Lee Quigley of MinerUpdate and Adaptive Analysis joins me in this episode to talk about the impacts of bitcoin price drop on Bitcoin mining. We talk about:

What the key costs are for miners
Who are the key players in bitcoin mining
Miner trends
Geographic dispersion
Vertical integration
Energy use

John Lee Quigley Links:

Twitter: @JohnLeeQuigley
MinerUpdate: https://www.minerupdate.com/
Adaptive Analysis: https://adaptiveanalysis.io/
Sample: MinerMovements #7 - Matthew Mining Effect

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