THE MINING POD: WhiteFiber’s IPO, Public Miner Executive Comp, BIT Mining’s Ethiopia Expansion

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🗓️ 18 July 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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On this week’s roundup, we cover Bit Digital’s WhiteFiber IPO prospectus and public mine executive compensation. Get the headlines that matter, right when they hit the wire: Join our Telegram group for market moving news on top Bitcoin equities like $MSTR, $MARA, $RIOT, $CLSK, and more: https://t.me/blockspacenews FILL OUT THE SURVEY BY CLICKING HERE Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Colin, Charlie, and Matt talk Bitcoin's surge to $123K and its impact on mining economics, Bit Digital's WhiteFiber IPO prospectus and pivot to an Ethereum treasury strategy, public miner executive compensation, BIT Mining’s Ethiopia expansion, and the Mempool.space’s "Baja Blast Summer" (i.e., ultra-low transaction fees). Subscribe to our newsletter! **Notes:** • Bitcoin reached $123K all-time high • Hash price at $60 per petahash per day • Exec compensation $14.4M in 2024 • Bit Digital raising $67.3M for ETH pivot • WhiteFiber IPO shows $47.6M 2024 HPC revenue • Ethiopia data centers use 30% of country’s energy Timestamps: 00:00 Start 03:17 Difficulty Report by Luxor 08:33 Fees are SO LOW! 11:12 Bit Digital WhiteFiber S-1 14:21 Bit Digital ETH treasury 22:09 Fractal Bitcoin 22:48 VanEck: Executive Pay 27:27 BIT Mining Ethiopian data center 30:17 Cry Corner: Baja Blast Summer 👉 Fractal Bitcoin, Reduces up to 50% of your pool fee. No new hardware, no extra energy. And it’s easy. FB rewards go straight to your existing Bitcoin wallet address. Over 50% of Bitcoin’s hashpower is already merge mining Fractal. Get more from the same resources — start on Fractal today! 👉 Luxor, Leaders In Bitcoin Mining and Compute Power! Get game-changing mining results with Luxor Firmware. Boost hashrate, cut energy costs, protect your hardware, and maximize mining profits with LuxOS. 👉 Colorado Air Filter, Leaders In Mining HVAC Solutions! Pick from 6 different filtration brands from MERV 8 pleats to HEPA filters. Get your mine in top shape before the heat and dust of this summer comes! Contact sales@coloradoairfilter.com 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! 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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