Charlie and Matt fill in for Colin and Will on this week's Mining Pod. They discuss Core We've's public listing plans and its 12-year, $10.2B contract with Core Scientific, making it the AI darling of American markets. They debunk rumors about Microsoft canceling CoreWeave contracts, cover US customs releasing seized Bitcoin miners after months of delays, and analyze Cathedra's $21M sale of a 60MW North Dakota mining site. The episode wraps with insights on market volatility driven by Trump's tariff policies and how Scott Bessent's Bitcoin knowledge influences economic decisions.

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Notes:

• Difficulty adjustment expected at +1.16%

• Hash price bottomed at $45/PH/s/day in February

• CoreWeave 2024 revenue: $1.92B (77% from 2 clients)

• Cathedra sold 60MW site for $350K per megawatt

• Mining equipment being released by US customs

• Market volatility from Trump's tariff policies

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

01:55 Difficulty update

05:12 Coreweave IPO?

09:39 Coreweave MSFT FUD

14:54 Customs mining rig seizures

24:09 Cry Corner: Tariff Tug of War

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