Matt Williams of Luxor Tech joins the podcast to discuss hashrate futures, a new trading product that allows miners to forecast and act on the future price of hashrate. We discuss the product, similar Bitcoin futures products on the CME and how mining pool games with Ordinals could alter the equation.Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!
Timestamps:00:00:00 Start00:02:52 Matt Williams Intro00:04:11 Matt's Background00:09:50 English Major & Skiing00:12:37 CME & Bitcoin Futures00:19:58 Luxor Hashrate Futures00:28:06 Luxor's Product Suite00:32:37 CME Bitcoin Futures00:36:14 Futures Explained00:41:34 Changing Pool Models00:44:30 Transaction Fee Hedging00:48:55 Volatility & Derivatives00:50:54 Futures & Options
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