Monday Morning Mining - Nico Smid
Episode Summary
Bitcoin mining consultant Nico Smid, founder of Digital Mining Solutions, joins hosts Sean Ristau and Matt to break down hash price falling to around $35 per petahash per day, the lowest in history, and why miners are not capitulating the way they did in past cycles. They cover hashrate as a tradable commodity, the AI and HPC pivot, nation-state mining in Bhutan, Laos and Argentina, miner treasury and lending strategies, cooling choices, and where mining is likely to grow next. This podcast is powered by Scanley, AI visibility for banks and credit unions.
About This Episode
This episode of The Daily Stack covers topics related to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Watch the full episode above for the complete discussion.
Episode Details
- Title
- Monday Morning Mining - Nico Smid
- Channel
- The Daily Stack
- Published
- December 9, 2025
- Duration
- 33:07
- YouTube ID
- gQ6ShxpwIS0
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