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ASIC Prices, Russia Restrictions, Alaska Gas Mining, $4.6B Mining Stock Shorts, Bye Bye Gary

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Colin, Charlie, and Matt are back with this week’s biggest Bitcoin mining headlines. To start, the trio dives into this week’s Mining Pod newsletter to discuss revival of the ASIC miner market. Then, they provide an update on incipient restrictions of Bitcoin mining in Russia in areas with power shortages. They also cover a novel story onHicorp tapping the largest gas reserve in the US with a bitcoin mining pilot in Alaska, yet more news on AI-pivots from bitcoin miners, and the $4.6 billion in open shorts against Bitcoin miners. Finally, for this week’s cry corner, Bitcoin and crypto professionals, pedestrians, and obsessives rejoice at the resignation of Gary Gensler.

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The Comeback of Bitcoin Programmability Like 'Renaissance': Portal VC Founder

Portal Ventures founder and general partner, Evan Fisher discusses the evolving dynamics of the crypto market as 2024 nears its end. Plus, insights into the demand for bitcoin programmability and capital efficiency, as well as Portal's investment strategies. This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.

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