Welcome to The Bitcoin Layer, where we bring you research, analysis, and education for all things bitcoin and macro. In this episode, Nik joins us from Pacific Bitcoin's Mining Industry Day in Santa Monica, California. He recaps a panel consisting of CEOs of publicly traded bitcoin miners, and explains why Bitmain's dominance of cutting-edge ASIC production poses enormous risks for these firms. Bitcoin miners integrating with the power generation industry is also discussed. New YouTube videos M/W/F — New Substack posts T/R/S The Bitcoin Layer is brought to you by River and Foundation Devices. Visit https://river.com and start buying today, or visit https://river.com/TBL for $5 free when you sign up and buy $100 in Bitcoin. Go to https://thebitcoinlayer.com/foundation to receive $10 off your purchase of a Passport by Foundation Devices, the most intuitive bitcoin wallet on the market today. Subscribe to TBL on Substack: https://TheBitcoinLayer.substack.com Follow TBL on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBitcoinLayer Follow TBL on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/TheBitco... Follow TBL on Instagram: https://instagram.com/TheBitcoinLayer Follow TBL on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebitcoinlayer Subscribe to The Bitcoin Layer on your favorite podcast platform. Subscribe and turn on notifications for TBL on YouTube. Use code TBLYT10 for 10% off all The Bitcoin Layer Merch at http://TheBitcoinLayer.com/merch Sign up for the free Monetary History course on @SaylorAcademy : http://sylr.org/MonetaryHistory Contribute to The Bitcoin Layer via Lightning Network: thebitcoinlayer@zbd.gg Nik Bhatia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc Research Associate Joe Consorti's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeConsorti Creative Director Matthew Ball's Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewrball Block Height 810679 #TheBitcoinLayer #NikBhatia #Mining #Hashing #PacificBitcoin #Swan #Bitmain #Power #Energy #Banks #Bank #CentralBanks #LegalTender #CBDC #Economics #Payments #Educator #Teacher #Asset #Bitcoin #Dollar #Sats #BTC #Market #Currency #Crypto #Analysis #Investment #News #Finance #Education #Blockchain #Blockchain #BitcoinMining #Macro The Bitcoin Layer and its guests do not provide investment advice. Chapters: 00:00:48 - Risk of relying on a single supplier in the industry 00:01:34 - Potential Risks in U.S.-China Supply Chain 00:02:17 - Risks of Chinese-based manufacturing for Bitcoin miners 00:03:03 - False Optimism in Bitcoin Mining Manufacturing 00:03:46 - The Rise of Application Specific Chips in the US 00:04:29 - Risks for Bitcoin Miners with Regulatory Environment 00:05:21 - Bitcoin Miners Balancing the Grid 00:06:06 - Bitcoin Mining's Impact on the Energy Landscape 00:06:52 - The Bitcoin Landscape in the United States

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