Fred Thiel is one of the largest bitcoin miners in the world. In this conversation, @fgthiel explains how miners decide between bitcoin & AI, why nation states are mining bitcoin, and the comparison to gold. Enjoy! YouTube: https://youtu.be/2JO-uLqTNiI Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5HGyZrYSQeg7uXAPo3AUBf Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1539-fred-thiel-why-the-u-s-needs-a-strategic/id1434060078 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - What does Marathon Digital do? 8:07 - Deciding between AI vs bitcoin mining 13:34 - Marathon Digital bitcoin strategy 19:06 - Evaluating what is happening at the nation state level 23:42 - Gold vs bitcoin 25:17 - Hardware in bitcoin mining