(TAKEOVER) OG Bitcoin Mining Stories W/ Philip Salter (Genesis Digital Assets)

December 27, 2023

Welcome back to the Mining Pod! Today we are joined by Philip Salter, an OG Bitcoin miner with Genesis Digital Assets (GDA), one of the largest private miners in the world.

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