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July 19, 2024

Want to mine Bitcoin? Let’s talk what you need to deploy to the field!

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today we’re joined by Matt Lousteau of Giga to discuss what you need in the field for mining Bitcoin! From immersion to containers to transformers, we go through your potential needs to mine Bitcoin.

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“The Mining Pod” is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.

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