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Enabling Electrification in Rural Africa with Bitcoin Mining | Gridless | The Mining Pod
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Enabling Electrification in Rural Africa with Bitcoin Mining | Gridless | The Mining Pod

<p>Today on the show we are joined by Erick Hersman, co-founder of Gridless, a Bitcoin mining company building mini-mines on stranded energy sites in Africa. We dig into micro-grid economics, mining operations in East Africa and financing continued expansion.</p> <p><a href="https://gridlesscompute.com/"><u>https://gridlesscompute.com</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/GridlessCompute"><u>https://twitter.com/GridlessCompute</u></a></p> <p>Erik Hersman: <a href="https://twitter.com/whiteafrican"><u>https://twitter.com/whiteafrican</u></a></p> <p>Will Foxley: <a href="https://twitter.com/wsfoxley"><u>https://twitter.com/wsfoxley</u></a></p> <p><strong>TIMESTAMPS:</strong></p> <p>00:00 Start</p> <p>01:42 Mini grid economics</p> <p>04:28 Setup process</p> <p>07:33 Shipping hardware in East Africa</p> <p>09:29 Corruption in the supply lines</p> <p>10:16 Jobs</p> <p>11:58 Local building regulations</p> <p>15:00 Mini grid electricity costs</p> <p>18:13 Renewable energy sources</p> <p>19:47 Unique challenges</p> <p>22:45 Geographic distribution of sites</p> <p>25:08 Security</p> <p>26:06 Aspirations</p> <p>28:36 Bitcoin awareness locally</p> <p>31:22 Hashrate prediction</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><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><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><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><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></p>

The Mining Pod | Blockspace Media · Blockspace Media

March 23, 202333m 49s

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Show Notes

Today on the show we are joined by Erick Hersman, co-founder of Gridless, a Bitcoin mining company building mini-mines on stranded energy sites in Africa. We dig into micro-grid economics, mining operations in East Africa and financing continued expansion.

https://gridlesscompute.com

https://twitter.com/GridlessCompute

Erik Hersman: https://twitter.com/whiteafrican

Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start

01:42 Mini grid economics

04:28 Setup process

07:33 Shipping hardware in East Africa

09:29 Corruption in the supply lines

10:16 Jobs

11:58 Local building regulations

15:00 Mini grid electricity costs

18:13 Renewable energy sources

19:47 Unique challenges

22:45 Geographic distribution of sites

25:08 Security

26:06 Aspirations

28:36 Bitcoin awareness locally

31:22 Hashrate prediction

MINE

Start mining your own bitcoins with Compass. https://bit.ly/3CehBf1

WATCH https://youtube.com/c/CompassMining?sub_confirmation=1

LISTEN

Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/3fNfrdi

Spotify https://spoti.fi/3tSf9G1

Amazon https://amzn.to/3557cqg

Anchor https://bit.ly/3rmb7UF

Fountain https://bit.ly/3NeNTec

RSS https://bit.ly/3chpULV

LEARN

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: https://bit.ly/3vOGzxD

FOLLOW

Twitter: https://twitter.com/compass_mining

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/compassmining

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