Tether and Antalpha, Galaxy’s CoreWeave Expansion, OP_RETURN drama

FILL OUT THE MINING POD SURVEY BY CLICKING HERE You're listening to The Mining Pod. Subscribe to the newsletter, trusted by over 15,000 Bitcoiners: https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Welcome to The Mining Pod News Roundup! The gang breaks down Tether's latest foray into the bitcoin mining sector as it seeks a $25M stake in AntAlpha, Galaxy's CoreWeave deal expanding to a total of 393MW, and the dramatic impact of the 2024 halving one year later. Plus, they dive into Cambridge's latest report showing Bitcoin uses 0.5% of total global electricity, and for this week’s cry corner: the contentious proposal to abolish the OP_RETURN data limit. # Notes: - Bitcoin price approaching $97,000 - 100 EH/s hash rate disappeared recently - 40% difficulty increase post-halving - Tether eyeing $25M stake in Ant Alpha IPO - Galaxy secured additional 260MW from Helios - Bitcoin uses 0.5% of total global electricity Timestamps: 00:00 Start 07:51 Tether Antalpha stake 12:21 Galaxy + CoreWeave + AI 20:01 1-year after the halving 29:35 Cambridge Report: Miners Turn to Renewables 35:47 Cry corner: OP_RETURN wars 👉 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. 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices