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🎯 Episode Thesis:

Bitcoin mining isn’t just about rewards — it’s about sovereignty. It's a strategy to harness energy, resist monetary debasement, and empower communities with decentralized infrastructure. Kent Halliburton believes mining is the economic engine for freedom — and he’s building it, one hydro site at a time.

🎙️ About the Episode:

In this episode of BitCorner, we sit down with Kent Halliburton, President & COO of Sazmining, to explore how Bitcoin mining intersects with energy, economics, and sovereignty — from Paraguay to El Salvador to the Arctic Circle.

We go deep into:

🔸 Why Bitcoin mining is the perfect buyer of last resort for surplus renewable energy

🔸 How Sazmining builds 100% renewable, non-custodial mining for sovereign individuals

🔸 Mining heat reuse in Norway — and real-world energy efficiency

🔸 Paraguay’s hydro advantage and what it means for Latin America

🔸 Why decentralization is key to survival in adversarial environments

🔸 How mining can stabilize grids, lower costs, and fund long-term infrastructure

🔸 Kent’s personal experience with El Salvador over the past 20+ years

🔸 Flag theory, global resilience, and why Bitcoin mining needs to remain permissionless

🕒 TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 – Intro

03:10 – Kent’s journey: solar to mining

08:25 – Bitcoin mining explained simply

12:45 – Proof of Work = energy security

18:20 – Why Sazmining is renewable + non-custodial

25:50 – Trustless payouts & miner-first approach

30:45 – Paraguay’s hydro advantage

38:15 – Norway’s mining heat reuse project

45:50 – Grid efficiency and environmental impact

51:10 – Kent’s three chapters in El Salvador (2001–2023)

58:00 – What Latin America needs from mining

1:03:40 – Flag theory + mining resilience

1:08:30 – Message to Bitcoin miners & builders

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