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Episode: THE MINING POD: CoreWeave Wants to Buy Core Scientific, Riot Sheds Bitfarms Shares, Texas’ Mandatory Curtailment Law
Description: CoreWeave is in talks to buy Core Scientific, and Bitcoin’s hashrate is taking a hit in the summer heat.FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HEREWelcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Luxor CEO Nick Hansen joins Colin to talk about CoreWeave’s bombshell proposal to acquire Core Scientific, Riot selling off part of its stake in Bitfarms at a 59% haircut, a new Texas law forcing data center curtailment during grid emergencies, and why Bitcoin's hash rate drop wasn't caused by US strikes on Iran (spoi...