Morning Morning Mining - Nico Smid 📱
Episode Summary
Nico Smid, founder of Digital Mining Solutions, joins hosts Sean and Matt to break down the state of Bitcoin mining after hash price fell to around $35 per petahash per day, the lowest level in history. They discuss why struggling miners no longer switch machines off, how hash rate is being traded as a commodity, the pivot toward AI and HPC, and nation state mining in Bhutan, Laos and Argentina. Smid also covers the hash rate forward curve, miners borrowing against their Bitcoin, and where he expects mining to grow next.
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
- Morning Morning Mining - Nico Smid 📱
- Channel
- The Daily Stack
- Published
- December 9, 2025
- Duration
- 33:05
- YouTube ID
- HkqgpQSTMgw
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