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Podcast: On The Brink with Castle Island
Episode: Ben Gagnon (Bitfarms) on Separating Fact from Fiction in Bitcoin Mining
Description: Ben Gagnon, the Chief Mining Officer at Bitfarms, joins the show. In this episode we cover: Bitfarms' journey to the public markets in the US Ben's early efforts in flared gas mining How immersion cooling could provide operational efficiencies Bitfarms' site selection methodology How Bitfarms secures power originally built for now-departed industries How Quebec overbuilt electrical infrastructure The benefit of miners locating themselves in Quebec and scooping up stranded power How Bitfarms took over a shuttered hockey stick factory Why Bitfarms is so keen on stranded hydro How Bitfarms curtails their power usage – and why curtailment makes sense Finding ex...