Power, Politics, and Progress: Building America’s Bitcoin Infrastructure with Matt Prusak

Dive into this conversation with Matt Prusak as he walks through his journey from USBTC and Hut 8 to launching ABTC. We cover strategy, treasury, risks, and why “maximizing Bitcoin per share” is the new gold standard for mining. Here are episode timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro and ABTC mission 00:01:00 Matt’s background and shift to Bitcoin mining 00:03:00 USBTC to Hut 8 to Ionic and Cedarville turnaround 00:04:00 Why launch American Bitcoin and how Hut 8 enables 25 EH scale 00:06:00 Bitcoin per share focus and running lean with fewer than five FTE 00:09:00 Dual engine strategy mining plus treasury accumulation 00:10:00 Capital allocation and the 2.1 billion facility 00:12:00 Countercyclical discipline and timing liquid cooling 00:15:00 Hosting economics shared services and gigawatt pipeline with Hut 8 00:19:00 Going public via Gryphon and fast listing timeline 00:23:00 Why NASDAQ and the institutional adoption lens 00:26:00 Disclosure cadence and never selling sats 00:27:00 When not to add hash and blockspace upside 00:30:00 Three risks energy capital markets policy 00:34:00 Partnership with Eric Trump and company formation 00:37:00 Brand and marketing beyond crypto audiences 00:42:00 Rapid fire picks reading robotics travel cooking 00:47:00 Advice to younger self strengths and operating speed 00:49:00 One word for 2025 track record and wrap Enjoyed the episode? If this conversation brought you new insights, we’d love for you to leave a review, it helps more Bitcoin enthusiasts and professionals discover the show. Have a guest you'd like to hear from or a topic you want us to explore? Drop your suggestions in the comments. We’re building this podcast with and for the mining community. Follow JohnPaul Baric X / Twitter: @baricjohnpaul X / Twitter: MiningStore (@miningstore) on X Mining Managed Program by MiningStore is our proven mining formula that delivers constant returns: Bitcoin Managed Mining Program - MiningStore | Bitcoin Mining and Management Bitcoin Mining Hosting that delivers Miningstore Hosting Earn Bitcoin at a 60% discount with Bitvault: To The Moon | Join the Green Bitcoin Revolution Are you looking for miners, managed mining, or hosting? Book a call: Schedule a Demo - MiningStore | Bitcoin Mining and Management

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Power, Politics, and Progress: Building America’s Bitcoin Infrastructure with Matt Prusak is an episode from Digital Gold by Aurum Capital Ventures.

This episode is 00:52:26 long.

This episode was published on Sep 18, 2025.

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