Sam is joined by Head of Swan Mining, Rapha Zagury and CEO of Barefoot Mining, Bob Burnett for an in-depth conversation on the Bitcoin mining industry. They discuss Swan’s bold mining initiative, the differences in the various mining pools/operators, and how the upcoming halving will affect the industry as a whole. Connect with:Sam Callahan: https://twitter.com/samcallahRapha Zagury: https://twitter.com/alphaazetaBob Burnett: https://twitter.com/boomer_btcTimestamps:00:00:00 “Swan Signal Live” Intro00:01:19 Introducing Rapha and Bob00:01:54 Launching “Swan Mining”00:08:10 Price of Asic Miners00:09:26 “The Miners Trilemma”00:11:23 Sourcing Energy for 70k+ Asic Machines00:15:16 Deciding When to Deploy Capital into Mining Facilities & Mining Companies00:18:27 Curtailment and Energy Conservation in Bitcoin Mining00:24:24 Strategy Behind Using Different Mining Sites and Hosting Partners00:27:10 “EIA: Tracking Electricity Consumption from U.S. Cryptocurrency Mining Operations”00:34:20 Risks of Centralization in Bitcoin Mining00:44:33 “Ocean” Hash-Rate and How it Can Help with “Decentralizing Mining-Pools”00:51:01 Block-Template-Construction with Ocean00:54:44 “Stratum V2”00:57:46 Paying Miners through the Lightning Network00:59:22 “Profit-Maximalism” in the Mining Industry01:03:58 “The Merging of Financial Institutions and Bitcoin Mining”01:09:20 Bob Writing for “Financial Advising” Magazine, and His Thoughts on the Bitcoin ETF01:15:37 Thoughts on the Upcoming Bitcoin Halving01:16:45 How to Connect with Rapha and Bob01:18:42 “Swan Signal Live” Outro► Connect with Swan Bitcoin: ✓ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Swan_Bitcoin ✓ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Swan ✓ Instagram: https://instagram.com/SwanBitcoin ✓ Telegram: https://t.me/swanbitcoin ✓ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/swanbitcoin► Swan Bitcoin is the best way to accumulate Bitcoin with automatic recurring buys and instant buys from $10 to $10 million. Start your Bitcoin journey today, and your first $10 purchase is on us ✓ https://swanbitcoin.com/yt► Download the all-new Swan Bitcoin App ✓ https://www.swanbitcoin.com/app/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description► Join us for Pacific Bitcoin Festival 2024! Purchase your tickets now before prices go up (Fully Refundable Until February) ✓ ⁠https://www.pacificbitcoin.com/collections/tickets► Secure your bright orange future with the Swan IRA today! Real Bitcoin, no taxes ✓ https://www.swanbitcoin.com/bitcoin-ira/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description► For high-net-worth individuals and corporations seeking to build generational wealth with Bitcoin, Swan Private is your guide ✓ https://www.swanbitcoin.com/private/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description► Want to learn more about Bitcoin? Check out the Bitcoin Canon a curated list of the best Bitcoin resources from your favorite experts ✓ https://swanbitcoin.com/cannon/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description► Get paid to recruit new Bitcoiners by joining Swan Force ✓ https://www.swanbitcoin.com/enlist/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube_description Swan Private helps HNWI, companies, trusts, and other entities go beyond legacy finance with BItcoin. Learn more at swan.com/private.   Put Bitcoin into your IRA and own your future. Check out swan.com/ira.Swan Vault makes advanced Bitcoin security simple. Learn more at swan.com/vault.