CoinDesk Podcast Network

THE MINING POD: Bitcoin Mining in the Nordics W/ Jaran Mellerud


Listen Later

Jaran Mellerud breaks down why Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden have captured almost all of Europe's bitcoin mining industry.

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, the CEO of Hashlabs Mining, Jaran Mellerud, joins Colin to discuss Bitcoin mining in Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Bitcoin mining on the European market is almost exclusively confined to these Nordic countries – this episode explores why. Jaran and Colin discuss power markets in these countries, why mining has gotten more expensive in Sweden and Norway, the toothless attempt to ban mining in Norway, how bitcoin miners are helping with district heating in Finland, and more.


Timestamps:

00:00 Start

01:53 Jarran intro

02:31 Why is hashrate concentrated in Nordic countries?

05:42 How has mining there changed recently?

16:33 Cooling Hashlabs

20:37 Finland nuclear surplus

23:06 Finland district heating

24:53 Is Norway banning mining?

29:02 Iceland vs Norway AI data centers

31:25 Public vs private mining

33:16 Bitdeer expanding Norway

36:59 Iceland & Finland hydro & geothermal

38:57 Mining elsewhere in the EU?

41:20 Green manufacturing failing & excess power


Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! 

👉Enjoying the show? Check out our newsletter at miningpod.blockspace.media!

👉 Check out Bitcoin Season 2 and The Gwart Show!

Follow our hosts on Twitter: @wsfoxley, @cbspears, @AsILayHodling, @MatthewKimmell

-

Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America’s Bitcoin miner!

And Luxor Tech, Leaders In Bitcoin Mining and Compute Power!

"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey Inc. with Senior Producer Damien Somerset.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

CoinDesk Podcast NetworkBy CoinDesk

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

632 ratings


More shows like CoinDesk Podcast Network

View all
Unchained by Laura Shin

Unchained

1,208 Listeners

CRYPTO 101 by Bryce Paul & Brendan Viehman

CRYPTO 101

48 Listeners

The Pomp Podcast by Anthony Pompliano

The Pomp Podcast

1,837 Listeners

The Breakdown by Blockworks

The Breakdown

742 Listeners

Thinking Crypto News & Interviews by Tony Edward

Thinking Crypto News & Interviews

240 Listeners

On The Brink with Castle Island by Castle Island Ventures

On The Brink with Castle Island

287 Listeners

Bitcoin News Alerts | Daily BTC News by Justin Verrengia

Bitcoin News Alerts | Daily BTC News

601 Listeners

Markets Daily Crypto Roundup by CoinDesk

Markets Daily Crypto Roundup

131 Listeners

Bankless by Bankless

Bankless

1,022 Listeners

The Wolf Of All Streets by Scott Melker

The Wolf Of All Streets

226 Listeners

Cryptocurrency for Beginners: with Crypto Casey by Crypto Casey

Cryptocurrency for Beginners: with Crypto Casey

298 Listeners

Crypto Banter by Crypto Banter

Crypto Banter

40 Listeners

Discover Crypto by HIT Network

Discover Crypto

218 Listeners

Empire by Blockworks

Empire

164 Listeners

Raoul Pal: The Journey Man by Real Vision Podcast Network

Raoul Pal: The Journey Man

133 Listeners