Buying and Selling Bitcoin Hashrate | Matt Williams | The Mining Pod

<p>Today we are joined by Matt Williams, head of derivatives at Luxor Technologies. Matt is an expert on commodities trading and built Luxor’s new hashrate derivative, a product that allows miners to buy and sell hashrate.</p> <p><a href="https://luxor.tech/derivatives"><u>https://luxor.tech/derivatives</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/10/10/crypto-services-firm-luxor-to-offer-derivatives-for-bitcoin-miners-to-hedge-risk/"><u>https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/10/10/crypto-services-firm-luxor-to-offer-derivatives-for-bitcoin-miners-to-hedge-risk/</u></a></p> <p>Matt Williams: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-williams-0a1b592b/"><u>https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-williams-0a1b592b/</u></a></p> <p>Will Foxley: <a href="https://twitter.com/wsfoxley"><u>https://twitter.com/wsfoxley</u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>TIMESTAMPS:</strong></p> <p>00:00  Start</p> <p>00:25  Intro</p> <p>01:11 Meet Matt</p> <p>01:21 Intro</p> <p>02:42 Hashrate as a commodity</p> <p>04:04 Defining hashrate as commodity</p> <p>05:30 Why hedge against hashrate?</p> <p>08:18 Changing the thinking about hashrate</p> <p>00:13:25:09 Seller of hashrate example</p> <p>00:14:26:11 Buyer of hashrate example</p> <p>00:15:59:23 Creating the index</p> <p>00:18:36:01 Creating the marketplace</p> <p>00:21:42:27 Customer requirements and security</p> <p>00:25:12:13 Technical specifics</p> <p>00:26:09:27 Regulation future</p> <p>00:28:37:17 Product future</p> <p>00:31:01:21 Cycles & volatility</p> <p>00:33:39:25 Hashrate prediction</p> <p>00:34:12:06 Wrap up</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>MINE</strong></p> <p>Start mining your own bitcoins with Compass. <a href="https://bit.ly/3CehBf1"><u>https://bit.ly/3CehBf1</u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>WATCH</strong> <a href="https://youtube.com/c/CompassMining?sub_confirmation=1"><u>https://youtube.com/c/CompassMining?sub_confirmation=1</u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>LISTEN</strong></p> <p>Apple Podcasts <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkRxX0MwTUdPY290VEQzN0J2ME1KbDVSRG1rQXxBQ3Jtc0tsME5TQmZfSHJnMG0xWC1iYXFNZ3ZYRGpTTDNfSUtCVFhoSklibDFtMGU3RmV6Z2k5MVM5MlpUMWxzdVgtOHJ4d0ZpbXVrUnMxTXVkN0xSeHdXZWE2aGh5WEpLUkx4dndBaUZtclVhMXZZcHY1My0zbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fapple.co%2F3fNfrdi"><u>https://apple.co/3fNfrdi</u></a></p> <p>Spotify <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbE5renJPTkpwVC1IMzBoaWg4c3BWdzhnR0J6d3xBQ3Jtc0trTUJROW1aZDRMOEpiNFpOYmZyUEZxTWxFSHRWaXd3REtGWXZDMkhhbkY0cDk0UVNtZlptMkR1ajBlWDljQV9obWxub3NtdmhDcDNwV1dkcDFkVUloZHdRYVdiTm9Fel90bWdoSU4yUzZEczNLakFCQQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fspoti.fi%2F3tSf9G1"><u>https://spoti.fi/3tSf9G1</u></a></p> <p>Amazon <a href="https://amzn.to/3557cqg"><u>https://amzn.to/3557cqg</u></a></p> <p>Anchor <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa25WckRfQzBqcTJpWWRHRTFiUF9IM0hVbW9Bd3xBQ3Jtc0trdEdoZmFQbXlXajB3c0ZLNGMtUjFSVWloWFBraHoyMFlpVHVFckljbFZRRmQzSTlIRm9VUkFVUTNzS2xhblhvS1E0YnNPLVIxeUl4a3F2aHRQNnV6M0lUZmJVakZGbTI4SUUyc0haUG0xY0JLcmFqRQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3rmb7UF"><u>https://bit.ly/3rmb7UF</u></a></p> <p>Fountain <a href="https://bit.ly/3NeNTec"><u>https://bit.ly/3NeNTec</u></a></p> <p>RSS <a href="https://bit.ly/3chpULV"><u>https://bit.ly/3chpULV</u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>LEARN</strong></p> <p>Every week, Compass sends a memo to over 18,000 professional miners and investors with the most important news and data in cryptocurrency mining. Get the free newsletter in your inbox too: <a href="https://bit.ly/3vOGzxD"><u>https://bit.ly/3vOGzxD</u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>FOLLOW</strong></p> <p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/compass_mining"><u>https://twitter.com/compass_mining</u></a></p> <p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/compassmining"><u>https://www.linkedin.com/company/compassmining</u></a&

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