We watched Bitcoin miner Riot’s Q3 financial reporting and ripped a podcast right after!  Welcome back to The Mining Pod! We watched Riot Platform's Q3 2024 earnings call last week and then ripped an analysis show, featuring mining expert Penny Ether. Discussion covers hash rate growth, operational efficiency, potential AI/HPC pivot, Bit Farms acquisition strategy, and future mining industry challenges. Link to the article: https://blog.coinshares.com/no-end-in-sight-for-the-asic-arms-race-4ede8e346cbf 👉 Get tickets to OP_NEXT by visiting the website! And use discount code OCTOBER to get 25% off at check out! Timestamps: 01:11 Post call discussion 01:58 Earnings call highlights 04:24 Revenue expectations 07:22 Did RIOT beat expectations 10:52 Cost of Revenue 12:19 Curtailment 17:34 Equity Dilution 21:14 Access to debt financing 25:38 Bitfarms 30:22 HPC & AI business lines 38:31 Russia & China 41:25 Timing the HPC market 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! "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.