Hashrate Futures With Matt Williams

April 2, 2024

Matt Williams of Luxor Tech joins the podcast to discuss hashrate futures, a new trading product that allows miners to forecast and act on the future price of hashrate. We discuss the product, similar Bitcoin futures products on the CME and how mining pool games with Ordinals could alter the equation.

Published twice weekly, “The Mining Pod” interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

Check out our other shows and content by going to https://blockspace.media/ today.

Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.

Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America’s Bitcoin miner! And thank you to Foreman Mining, Master Your Mining!

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

Related Episodes

Will ASIC Miners Ever See Another Bull Run?

Tariffs, AI/HPC pivots, and new manufacturers are all disrupting markets for ASIC miners.

Aug 26, 2025

Google Ups TeraWulf Stake, MSTR’s New Stock Guidance, Kanye’s Memecoin

TeraWulf has upsized a convertible note in an AI deal that involves Google taking a 14% stake in the company.

Aug 22, 2025

What Traders Should Expect From Friday’s Fed Meeting In Jackson Hole

Jerome Powell might be forced to cut rates this September. Or at least that’s what the market thinks. But is that good for the USA?

Aug 21, 2025

Proto ASIC Miner, MARA’s AI Move, Google Invests in Terawulf, Ethiopia Mining Ban

Proto is changing the game with its new ASIC miner, Rig, and MARA takes a majority stake in an AI/HPC company tied to France’s government-run power provider.

Aug 15, 2025

Pacific Northwest Bitcoin Mining w/ Beau Turner

The Pacific Northwest should be a haven for bitcoin miners, but red tape and a lack of curtailment programs are holding the states back.

Aug 12, 2025

China Mining Ban Fake News, Semiconductor Tariffs, $14.5B Mining Pool Heist

No, China is not banning bitcoin mining again.

Aug 08, 2025

How to Mine Bitcoin From Home in 2025

The BitAxe craze has sparked a whole new generation of pleb mining.

Aug 05, 2025

MARA’s Q2 Earnings, In-Kind BTC ETFs, Bitmain’s U.S. Manufacturing Moves

MARA beat expectations for Q2, the SEC approves in-kind BTC ETFs, and Bitmain is shipping more raw materials to the U.S.

Aug 01, 2025

Hive’s 25 EH Plan and Paraguay Expansion w/ Aydin Kilic

Hive is expanding its Paraguay mining sites with a target of 25 EH/s by year’s end.

Jul 29, 2025