ICE Raids BTC Mine, EOY Hashrate Forecast, Core Scientific CRWV Vote, Tether’s BTC Holdings

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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Ben Harper from Luxor Technologies joins us to talk about the brutal hash rate environment as hashrate surges past 1 zettahash. For news, we break down ICE’s raid on a Bitcoin miner repair shop in Pyote, Texas, Core Scientific’s shareholder vote for the CoreWeave acquisition, and Tether’s massive 86,000+ BTC treasury. 

Notes:

• Bitcoin hashrate officially crossed 1 zettahash

• ASIC manufacturers capture 35-40% of mining revenue

• $19B+ annual Bitcoin mining revenue potential

• Bitfarms stock rose 138% in one week

• Bitdeer using TSMC for competitive advantage

• HPC deals 2-5x more profitable than mining

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