Bitcoin miners generate Bitcoin using electricity. But how do they protect their business from drops in the price of Bitcoin or skyrocketing electrical costs? Enter hashrate derivatives.
 
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.
 
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Start
00:02:52 Matt Williams Intro
00:04:11 Matt's Background
00:09:50 English Major &amp; Skiing
00:12:37 CME &amp; Bitcoin Futures
00:19:58 Luxor Hashrate Futures
00:28:06 Luxor's Product Suite
00:32:37 CME Bitcoin Futures
00:36:14 Futures Explained
00:41:34 Changing Pool Models
00:44:30 Transaction Fee Hedging
00:48:55 Volatility &amp; Derivatives
00:50:54 Futures &amp; Options
 
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Hashrate Futures With Matt Williams