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The Pomp Podcast

#1349 Adam Sullivan | Core Scientific CEO on Bitcoin Halving & Mining Industry

The Pomp Podcast

Anthony Pompliano

Business, Investing

4.81.9K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Adam Sullivan is the CEO at Core Scientific, one of the largest bitcoin miners in North America. In this conversation, we talk about building Core Scientific, public company impact, bitcoin halving, bitcoin ETFs, future of bitcoin miners, consolidation in the industry, metrics to evaluate a business, and future plans for Core Scientific.

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0:00.0

What's up, everyone? This is Anthony Pompliano. Many of you know me as Pomp. You're listening to the Pomp

0:07.7

podcast, which is my effort to find the most interesting people in the world and sit with them for hours while I ask questions in an effort to learn. So it would mean the world to me if you would subscribe to the show on your favorite audio platform, watch episodes on YouTube,

0:21.1

and tell your friends and family about the podcast. My goal is to help millions learn from the

0:26.5

world's most interesting people. So let's get in to today's episode. Today's episode is with

0:31.7

Adam Sullivan. He is the CEO of Core Scientific, one of the largest Bitcoin miners in North America.

0:38.1

Adam and I talk about how Core Scientific has built their business, merging from bankruptcy,

0:42.7

what it's like to be a public company again, what has changed since they're back in the

0:46.5

public markets. We also discuss how he thinks about the Bitcoin having. Is it a positive

0:50.9

or a negative development for their company and other miners, how these miners

0:55.3

are using debt for financing, and how they think of the tradeoff between equity financing

0:59.3

at the same time. Then we get into things like why Bitcoin miners have a bright future,

1:05.1

how there will be consolidation in the industry, what are some of the metrics that Adam looks at

1:09.1

when he's evaluating a Bitcoin mining business and whether he thinks that it's a good business or not?

1:13.5

And then what is the plan for between now and 2028 where Core Scientific wants to continue to grow to keep their position as one of the largest miners in the world?

1:23.3

This conversation is packed with insights.

1:25.2

Adam does a great job and I learned a ton.

1:27.0

So I am excited to show you my conversation with Adam Sullivan.

1:31.6

Anthony Pompliano runs Pomp Investments.

1:34.4

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1:40.7

You should not treat any opinion expressed by Pomp or his guest as a specific

1:45.3

inducement to make a particular investment or follow a particular strategy, but only as an

1:50.0

expression of his personal opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only.

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