THE MINING POD: How the BBB Affects BTC Miners, Stargate Project Update, Record Crypto ETF Inflows
What miners need to know about tax changes in the Big Beautiful Bill, plus a 4.5 GW update on Project Stargate and last week’s record $4.39 billion inflows into BTC and ETH exchange-traded products.
Jul 25, 2025
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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Will, Colin, and Matt discuss Antalpha’s CEO becoming the chair of Cango, how the Big Beautiful Bill affects bitcoin miners, OpenAI and Oracle’s 4.5GW datacenter plans, last week’s record crypto ETF inflows of $4.39B, and Joe McCann's Solana treasury SPAC.
**Notes:**
• Hashprice stable at $60/hash/day
• Antalpha CEO now chair of Cango
• BBB allows 100% equipment depreciation
• OpenAI and Oracle plan 4.5GW data center
• $4.39B crypto ETF inflows weekly
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