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034 Can U.S. Bitcoin Mining Survive the New Tariffs? w/Nick Garland

May 7, 2025ยท50m

Show Notes

๐ŸŽง HASHRATE UP #034 โ€“ Hosting, Hashprice & the ASIC Bottleneck (w/ Nick Garland, Simple Mining)

How does a hosting company survive in a volatile post-halving market?
In this episode, Jesse sits down with Nick Garland, CEO of Simple Mining, to unpack the real-world challenges and strategies behind scaling a mining infrastructure business in the U.S.

We discuss:
โ€“ The 50 MW partnership with Alps Blockchain
โ€“ Navigating tariffs and ASIC import challenges
โ€“ Why Simple Mining offers free repairs and pause options
โ€“ The real state of retail vs. institutional hosting
โ€“ What happens to old-gen hardware after the halving
โ€“ U.S. mining competitiveness and the ASIC supply crunch

Nick shares how Simple Mining grew from a single container to 75 MW across seven sites โ€” and why professionalism is still rare in this industry.

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