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Bitcoin rips back above 92k as miners wobble, institutions pile in, and IREN unveils a financing stack sized for hyperscale AI compute. We step through Marathon’s power-led strategy, Auradine’s efficiency jump, and why hashprice headwinds are forcing an HPC pivot.
• Bitcoin volatility viewed through long-term returns
• Miner equity correlation versus power strategy divergence
• ABTC slump, lockup dynamics, and political associations
• Vanguard enabling Bitcoin ETF buys and inflows
• Trump-era policy signals and pro-crypto leadership
• Marathon’s treasury, global sites, and power control
• Auradine ASIC efficiency and fleet economics
• Texas wind farm and MPLX gas buildout
• IREN share offering, convertibles, and capex needs
• GPU and data center depreciation and revenue math
• Hashprice pressure and shift toward contracted HPC
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Chapters
1. Opening, Agenda, And Travel Check-In (00:00:00)
2. Bitcoin’s Surge And Zooming Out On Volatility (00:02:05)
3. Miner Moves: Heat Map, Correlation, And HPC Pivot (00:04:00)
4. ABTC Slide, Lockups, And Political Ties (00:07:55)
5. Vanguard’s Bitcoin ETF And Institutional Demand (00:10:20)
6. Powell’s Tenure, Trump Signals, And Pro-Crypto Cabinet (00:12:05)
7. Taking A Second Look At Marathon Digital (00:14:00)
8. Oridyn ASICs And Efficiency Leap (00:17:10)
9. Wind Farm, Xeon, And MPLX Power Strategy (00:20:00)
10. IRIN’s Share Offering And Convertible Notes (00:23:10)
11. Capex Math: GPUs, Megawatts, And Depreciation (00:26:00)
12. Microsoft Footprint And Site Control Scenarios (00:29:10)
13. Hashprice Reality And Why HPC Beckons (00:32:00)
14. Closing Thoughts And Viewer Questions (00:34:30)
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