Episode Details

Today’s guest is Bob Burnett, the founder and CEO of Barefoot Mining, a company focused on the development of “horse-class” mining sites, and vocal proponent for the expansion of diversity in Bitcoin mining site geography, scale, and energy sources.

Bob has spent over 35 years as a technologist including 13 years at Gateway, Inc., a Fortune 200 personal computer company, where he led the company’s product development efforts as Chief Technical Officer. He has founded several companies in the Bitcoin mining space and is an evangelist and educator for Bitcoin and its importance to the world’s future.

Timestamps

1:30 – Bob’s background and how he got into Bitcoin

11:40 – Rabbits, horses and elephant miners

25:22 – Satoshi’s heel

37:47 – Investing in public miners good for Bitcoin?

44:02 – Wild horse mining, the easiest opportunities

50:26 – Political risk in mining

56:30 – Momentum shifted in energy FUD  

1:08:45 – UTXO management

You can follow Bob on Twitter/X at @boomer_btc or check out his podcast “Old Man Yells” on your favourite pod catcher. He’s also an author, so be sure to check out his writing at Bitcoin Magazine.

Edited by Sean Lowe.