THE MINING POD: Leadership Change, 50 EH/s, and HPC W/ CleanSpark's Harry Sudock

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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Harry Sudock from CleanSpark joins us to talk about the company's major leadership transition with CEO Zach Bradford's departure and Matt Schultz taking the helm. We dive into CleanSpark's impressive growth to 50 EH/s, their pure play mining strategy versus the industry's pivot to HPC/AI, and how they're managing a $680M convertible bond. Harry shares insights on fleet efficiency, power portfolio optimization, and the strategic optionality their strong cash flow provides.

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**Notes:**

• CleanSpark hits 50 EH/s installed capacity
• $680M convertible bond raised in December
• Over 1 gigawatt power under contract
• CEO transition after 6 years leadership
• Strong cash flow drives optionality
• Coinbase credit line for tactical moves

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

02:04 CEO stepping down

03:29 Mining only, no HPC

05:36 More management changes?

08:26 Operations & cashflow

12:36 Colorado Air Filter

16:21 ASIC purchases

19:06 Status of 10 exahash

22:08 Cleanspark

22:38 Debt & growth

27:31 Treasury strategy

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