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FIRST MOVER: Big Tech Comes to Small Town: A Bitcoin Mining Story in Spur

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🗓️ 18 April 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Blockspace Media co-founder William Foxley discusses his latest documentary "The Big Empty," a film focused on bitcoin mining in the town of Spur, Texas. To get the show every day, follow the podcast here. Blockspace Media co-founder William Foxley joins "First Mover" with his latest film "The Big Empty," a documentary that follows the people of Spur, Texas and Galaxy Digital Holdings’ 800-megawatt bitcoin mine that was built in the same town. - Consensus is where experts convene to talk about the ideas shaping our digital future. Join developers, investors, founders, brands, policymakers and more in Austin, Texas from May 29-31. The tenth annual Consensus is curated by CoinDesk to feature the industry’s most sought-after speakers, unparalleled networking opportunities and unforgettable experiences. Register now at consensus.coindesk.com. - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “First Mover” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and Melissa Montañez and edited by Victor Chen. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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When you go through Spur, you go through East Texas, in these short places, you'll often find that

0:55.5

there have been companies out there, but they've come and gone. And I think that's the concern

0:59.3

with Bitcoin. Like, are you going to stay over the next 15, 20 plus years and be a part of this

1:03.9

community? And I think from Galaxy side, they are. They've built out 150 or so megawatts of

1:09.1

the facility. They have another 650 to build out.

1:12.8

So there's a lot of growth there.

1:14.3

But I think for the entire industry, the question is, like, are you going to uphold your

1:18.6

promise?

1:19.2

Will you be here in 15, 20 years?

1:20.9

Are you going to help us get to the next place?

1:23.1

Are you going to help our kids go to college?

1:24.8

Ahead of the upcoming Bitcoin having, we've been talking a lot on the show about Bitcoin

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