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Power, Politics, and Progress: Building America’s Bitcoin Infrastructure with Matt Prusak
Episode 35
Dive into this conversation with Matt Prusak as he walks through his journey from USBTC and Hut 8 to launching ABTC. We cover strategy, treasury, risks, and why “maximizing Bitcoin per share” is the new gold standard for mining. Here are episode timestamps:
00:00:00 Intro and ABTC mission
00:01:00 Matt’s background and shift to Bitcoin mining
00:03:00 USBTC to Hut 8 to Ionic and Cedarville turnaround
00:04:00 Why launch American Bitcoin and how Hut 8 enables 25 EH scale
00:06:00 Bitcoin per share focus and running lean with fewer than five FTE
00:09:00 Dual engine strategy mining plus treasury accumulation
00:10:00 Capital allocation and the 2.1 billion facility
00:12:00 Countercyclical discipline and timing liquid cooling
00:15:00 Hosting economics shared services and gigawatt pipeline with Hut 8
00:19:00 Going public via Gryphon and fast listing timeline
00:23:00 Why NASDAQ and the institutional adoption lens
00:26:00 Disclosure cadence and never selling sats
00:27:00 When not to add hash and blockspace upside
00:30:00 Three risks energy capital markets policy
00:34:00 Partnership with Eric Trump and company formation
00:37:00 Brand and marketing beyond crypto audiences
00:42:00 Rapid fire picks reading robotics travel cooking
00:47:00 Advice to younger self strengths and operating speed
00:49:00 One word for 2025 track record and wrap
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