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This week on Untold Stories, Charlie interviews Andrew Kiguel, CEO of Hut8Mining, a publicly traded company that partnered with Bitfury to create one of the largest BTC miners worldwide. Andrew always focused on how to educate the traditional investor and provide safe exposure to BTC. He has raised $1B through Canada’s capital pool program for the likes of Mike Novogratz and more. Hut8Mining has mined over 12,000 bitcoins so far and the company made over $67M in the first 3 quarters of 2019. They create portable mining containers that can be shipped anywhere to ensure the lowest energy and repair costs. Andrew speaks about the company’s focus on renewable energy sources going forward. He also shares his outlook on the future of mining and the upcoming BTC halving and its effect on the industry. --- BitPay gives you the tools to live life on crypto. Whether you want to send crypto to friends, use crypto to buy video games or computer parts, or turn crypto into gift cards for more than 100 mainstream brands, the BitPay app has you covered. You can hold your own private keys in a secure wallet while accessing the best of crypto commerce. Get started at bitpay.com/wallet. --- Bitpanda is a fintech based in Vienna, Austria founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. The company is a firm believer in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digitised assets and blockchain technology. Bitpanda’s mission is to tear down the barriers to investing and bring traditional financial products to the 21st century. Today, Bitpanda has more than 1 million users and 120 team members. With a PSD2 payment service provider license, state-of-the-art security and streamlined user experience, Bitpanda has grown into a popular trading platform for newbies and experts alike. Users can currently trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold and over 20 other digital assets. --- Pepo was founded by Jason Goldberg, who has been building user experiences for creators and communities for decades. Jason has worked at AOL, Jobster, Social Median, and more recently he connected designers at Hem and Fab. Visit us at Pepo.com/stories for more information. --- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io