EP17: Bitcoin Just Works w/ Harry Sudock, VP, Strategy - Griid

Builders In Bitcoin EP17: Bitcoin Just Works w/ Harry Sudock, VP, Strategy - Griid

I had the pleasure of sitting down with my friend Harry Sudock, VP of Strategy at bitcoin mining firm Griid. Harry’s master-level understanding of energy grids and mining infrastructure make him a uniquely valuable asset to the Bitcoin ecosystem and community.

In this episode, we discuss and dig into:
- why proof-of-work is important
- Harry’s thoughts on bitcoin mining software updates
- how Lightning and mining can work hand-in-hand
- and a lot more…

0:00 Intro
2:17 Early days of Griid
3:29 Why Harry got into bitcoin mining
5:36 Why proof-of-work is important
8:29 What the heck is happening in the bitcoin mining world?
15:10 Bitcoin mining vs other investments
16:53 Mining investment opportunities
20:04 Bitcoin and early personal computers
22:22 Getting technical + Stratum V2
25:36 Software update adoption
30:37 Issues with Lightning
32:06 Mining + Lightning
33:42 How mining pools calculate revenue
37:15 Bitcoin + Public Policy open house
39:19 Policy opinions and hopes
46:41 Nashville Energy & Mining Summit
48:02 Closing thoughts
50:16 Outro

Resources:
Griid: https://www.griid.com/
Nashville Energy & Mining Summit (January 12-13, 2023): https://www.meetup.com/bitcoinpark/ev...

Harry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/harry_sudock
Griid on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GRIID
Rod on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite
Builders In Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/buildersinbtc

To learn more about Bitcoin Park, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.co and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://discord.gg/YZ8x7mfFKj

And a massive thank you to:
- Producer - Tom Maxwell https://twitter.com/tomjmaxwell
- Theme Composer - Max Wellington https://twitter.com/immaxwellington