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The Hashlabs PodcastFrom Glencore Trader to Starting Hashlabs | Alen MakhmetovHow does a commodities trader at Glencore end up co-founding one of the most innovative Bitcoin mining companies in the world? In this episode of the Hash Labs Podcast, we dive into the journey of Alen Makhmetov—from studying industrial engineering in China, navigating the fast-paced world of global commodity trading, to discovering the opportunities in Bitcoin mining that led him to co-found Hash Labs.We explore:Alen’s transition from energy and commodity trading to Bitcoin mining.How his experience at Glencore shaped his understanding of energy, efficiency, and cycles—critical for running a succ...
2026-01-2244 min
HashrateUp - A Bitcoin Mining Podcast060 Bitcoin Mining Is Entering a Brutal New Phase w/ Jaran MellerudIn this episode of HashrateUp, Jesse sits down with Jaran Mellerud from Hashlabs, to break down what actually determines mining profitability in 2025: hashprice pressure, realistic ROI modeling, heat reuse constraints, demand response tradeoffs, ASIC pricing (USD vs BTC), and why “tax tricks” don’t replace a real edge.Jaran also explains why Finland is one of the best risk-adjusted places to mine if you can sell heat into district heating networks — and why the industry is converging toward two survival models: deep energy integration in the West vs. structurally advantaged large-scale miners in emerging markets.Guest: Jaran Mellerud (Hashlabs)🌐 Hashlabs: h...
2025-12-1541 min
The Build-a-Mine PodcastEp 62 Heat Reuse On An Industrial ScaleIn this episode of the Build-a-Mine Podcast, host Trevor welcomes Jaran Mellerud, co-founder of Hash Labs, to explore the innovative intersection of Bitcoin mining and hash rate heating. Jaran shares his journey from studying energy management to leading pioneering projects in Finland and Ethiopia, where Bitcoin miners are playing a crucial role in stabilizing energy grids and providing essential heating solutions. The discussion highlights the challenges and advantages of integrating Bitcoin mining with energy systems, showcasing how this technology can minimize waste and enhance sustainability. Tune in to discover the future of energy consumption and the transformative potential of...
2025-02-131h 12
CoinDesk Podcast NetworkTHE MINING POD: Bitcoin Mining in the Nordics W/ Jaran MellerudJaran Mellerud breaks down why Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden have captured almost all of Europe's bitcoin mining industry.Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, the CEO of Hashlabs Mining, Jaran Mellerud, joins Colin to discuss Bitcoin mining in Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Bitcoin mining on the European market is almost exclusively confined to these Nordic countries – this episode explores why. Jaran and Colin discuss power markets in these countries, why mining has gotten more expensive in Sweden and Norway, the toothless attempt to ban mining in Norway, how bitcoin miners are helping with district he...
2025-01-1444 min
The Mining Pod | Blockspace MediaBitcoin Mining in the Nordics w/ Jaran MellerudWelcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, the CEO of Hashlabs Mining, Jaran Mellerud, joins Colin to discuss Bitcoin mining in Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Bitcoin mining on the European market is almost exclusively confined to these Nordic countries – this episode explores why. Jaran and Colin discuss power markets in these countries, why mining has gotten more expensive in Sweden and Norway, the toothless attempt to ban mining in Norway, how bitcoin miners are helping with district heating in Finland, and more.Timestamps:00:00 Start01:53 Jarran intro...
2025-01-1444 min
The Canadian Bitcoiners Podcast - Bitcoin News With a Canadian SpinThe CBP - Jaran Mellerud - The Future of Bitcoin MiningFRIENDS AND ENEMIES
Jaran Mellerud joins the CBP this week to discuss Bitcoin mining. As more nations are adopting the notion of using Bitcoin mining for a new source of revenue, the future of mining could make a slow transition away from the publicly traded miners. Bitcoin mining also provides a new way to heat homes and businesses during the cold winter months.
If you want to learn more about Jaran, he can be found on X at https://x.com/JMellerud or visit the Hashlabs website at https://www.hashlabs.io/
From a couple of Canucks who like...
2025-01-0943 min
Bitcoin Italia PodcastS06E05 - La vera transizione green è BitcoinDaniel Batten lancia l'allarme: entro un anno gli Stati Uniti e l'Unione Europea vogliono bannare il mining facendo leva sulla retorica dell'impatto ambientale di Bitcoin. Per questo motivo è imperativo cambiare al più presto la percezione dell'opinione pubblica, sottolineando con forza come solo Bitcoin possa, invece, ridurre le emissioni climalteranti e incentivare la transizione verso le rinnovabili.Inoltre: FTX rimborsa gli utenti, ma al prezzo di novembre 2022, Faketoshi vs COPA è il processo farsa dell'anno, Bitwise donerà il 10% dei profitti dell'ETF allo sviluppo open source di Bitcoin, e vi portiamo alla scoperta di altre economie circolari e di grandi catene retail che...
2024-02-081h 15
HashrateUp - A Bitcoin Mining PodcastWhere are the hashes going? w/ J. Mellerud | LuxorI speak to Jaran from Luxor on this one. He is a Business Developer and Research Analyst at Luxor. We talk about mining around the world. Specifically, we go into detail on Mining in UAE. An Article on this drops very soon, so make sure to check that out, when it is released!
This was great. I had tons of fun. Please excuse audio quality - the leafblower made my life difficult!
If you want more from Jaran and want us to dive deeper into specific countries, let us know. Enjoy!
Bitcoin Mining Around...
2023-07-041h 15
In the beginning was the WordHangout - Jaran MellerudTune & tune in to this hangout with Jaran Mellerud. He is an analyst, a good IRL friend of mine and an autist extraordinaire, level 9000. This episode is about BTC, so get the scope from an expert quite literally. We did some schizo roaming, of course, and we had good laughs on the way, you will too.
2023-06-041h 49
Mine Your BusinessMine Your Business: Jaran Mellerud
Bob Burnett hosts the 8th episode of Mine Your Business with Guest Jaran Mellerud. Jaran is an Analyst for Luxor and is also apart of the Hashrate Index (One of the great sources for mining information in the industry). Bob and Jaran dive deep into the world of mining on this episode of Mine Your Business.
Bob Burnett
https://twitter.com/boomer_btc
Barefoot Mining
www.BarefootMining.com
https://twitter.com/BarefootMining
Jaran Mellerud
https://twitter.com/JMellerudhttps://hashrateindex.com/https://luxor.tech/mining
Song Credit
Flight by Jordan Critz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0_YQ...
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2023-04-071h 26
Rabbit Hole StoriesJaran MellerudIn today's episode, we talk to Jaran Mellerud from Norway. Jaran works as a mining analyst and expert at Luxor Tech. Joël met him at a conference in Lugano, where they very briefly about the possibilities in the industry. Listen along to find out the state of mining, where the next hashrate giant will come from, and how to fight FUD. You can follow Japan on his Twitter: https://twitter.com/JMellerudYou can follow us on Twitter (@rabbitholetales), check out our website (https://rabbitholestories.co/), or send us an emai...
2023-03-1358 min
The Mining Pod | Blockspace MediaFive Bitcoin Mining Trends From 2022 | Hashrate Index | The Mining PodToday we are joined by Colin Harper and Jaran Mellerud of Hashrate Index to talk about their mega 2022 report. We go over machine prices, state-by-state energy comparisons, mergers and bankruptcies and hashrate projections for next year.
Hashrate Index: https://twitter.com/hashrateindex
Colin Harper: https://twitter.com/AsILayHodling
Jaran Mellerud: https://twitter.com/JMellerud
Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Start
00:26 Intro
01:33 Top thoughts for '22
04:38 '22 vs '18 Bitcoin cycle
07:42 S19 XP price premium
2023-01-1151 min
POD256 | Bitcoin Mining, Freedom Tech, and Awesome Tangents003. Public miners against the ropes, ESG anti-Bitcoin narrative undermined by proof-of-work, Mining-based efficiency innovations, Difficulty headed back upPOD256 - 003. Public miners against the ropes, ESG anti-Bitcoin narrative undermined by proof-of-work, Mining-based efficiency innovations, Difficulty headed back upThis week’s guest:Colin Harper, Writer and Researcher - Luxor TechnologiesIn this episode, we cover:Public miners facing debt difficultiesMiners continuing to be poorBitcoin mining sparking heating innovations and improving residential power cost and accessibilityThe balance between renewable, sustainable, and fossil fuel powerAnd a lot more…Resources:Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Soars After Creditor Offers Capital to Avoid Bankruptcy: https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-news-today-12-15-2022/card/bitcoin-miner-core-scientific-soars-after-creditor-offers-capital-to-avoid-bankruptcy-4WM8IKePKXUljmj3E2xx
2022-12-1739 min
Bitcoin & MarketsFree Form Friday, Everything Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Macro - Daily Live 12.9.22 | E279Full show notes with links and charts: https://bitcoinandmarkets.com/e279/ Telegram https://t.me/bitcoinandmarkets Twitter https://twitter.com/AnselLindner for Spaces! FREE weekly newsletter https://tinyurl.com/2chhbnff
2022-12-1035 min
State of Bitcoin with Brandon KeysBitcoin Miner Capitulation with Jaran Mellerud - State of Bitcoin Ep. 51Please Like, Share, and Subscribe to my channel!
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2022-12-0249 min
Value Stack: A Bitcoin PodcastCounterparty Risk, Energy Markets, and Bitcoin Mining with Adam O. @DenverBitcoin | Value Stack 26Adam O. is the Master of Hashrate at Upstream Data.
In episode 26 of Value Stack Podcast, we talk about the importance of counterparty risk in energy trade, how bitcoin mining is a perfectly fair game, the real effective altruism in crypto, how petroleum touches our everyday lives without us realizing it, and more.
Check out the full show notes below.
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0:00 “Energy waste is the biggest problem in the energy industry. Bitcoin mining fixes this.” - tweet by Jaran Mellerud
4:00 Pushing Bitcoin mining to upstream energy markets
9:30 Upstream Data - turning stranded and wasted energy into bitcoin
19:45 How can...
2022-11-231h 50
The Swiss Road To CryptoWhy bitcoin mining is good for reducing carbon emissionsToday I am pleased to welcome Jaran Mellerud. Jaran holds a Masters in Energy Management from Nord University in Norway and works at Luxor Energy. His focus is on the bitcoin mining industry. We will discuss why energy is even necessary in bitcoin, how much energy do gold mining and other industries consume, is there enough clean energy for bitcoin, the properties that make bitcoin optimal to develop renewable energy, how bitcoin can become carbon negative, recent hash rate increases and bitcoin price, and much more.✓Time stamps01:33 Why does bitcoin ne...
2022-11-2150 min
BitcoinsnakkHvorfor elsker kraftselskaper i Texas Bitcoin-mining? Med Jaran MellerudJaran har vært med på skrive rapporten med tittel: "Hvordan Bitcoin-mining kan transformere energiindustrien", sammen med Arcane. Han er en av verdens fremste eksperter på Bitcoin-mining og er svært populær på Twitter.
I denne episoden snakker vi om Bitcoin-mining i et miljø- og energiperspektiv.
I studio sitter Jens Emil, Håvard og Jaran.
2022-11-091h 06
The Mining Pod | Blockspace MediaHow Bitcoin Mining Can Transform Energy Markets | Jaran Mellerud | The Mining PodToday we are joined by Arcane Research analyst Jaran Mellerud to talk about Arcane’s new report, “How Bitcoin mining can transform the energy industry.” We discuss Bitcoin mining’s novel features, the economics of renewable energy and underrated positive externalities.
Summary
https://compassmining.io/education/how-bitcoin-mining-can-transform-the-energy-industry-arcane-research/
Full Report
https://arcane.no/research/how-bitcoin-mining-can-transform-the-energy-industry-new-report
Jaran Mellerud: https://twitter.com/JMellerud
Will Foxley: https://twitter.com/wsfoxley
🎥 TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Start
00:26 Intro
01:08 Bio
03:51 Report: How Bitcoin Mining Can Transform t...
2022-09-2051 min
Bitcoin Italia PodcastS04E32 - Adesso tocca a noiNella scorsa settimana Rikki ha partecipato ad alcune conferenze generaliste sulle criptovalute che gli hanno consentito di discutere con diversi shitcoiner. Ne esce un quadro molto interessante, che illustra quali siano le diverse posizioni e i motivi per cui, in quel mondo, Bitcoin viene completamente frainteso.Inoltre salutiamo il merge di Ethereum, la shitcoin del regime, e vi parliamo della prima CBDC costruita con la tecnologia del banchiere centrale Vitalik Buterin.Infine arriva alla Casa Bianca il report sui criptoasset chiesto dal presidente Biden, si parla del consumo energetico di Bitcoin e ci sono diverse sorprese.It's...
2022-09-151h 17
Bitcoin is HardApplying Value Investing to Bitcoin Miner Stocks with Jaran Mellerud of Arcane ResearchJaran is an analyst at Arcane Research and has a master’s degree in energy management. He has combined his deep knowledge of value investing analysis with an understanding of energy markets to be a top voice on how public bitcoin mining companies can be analyzed.
In our podcast conversation we cover:
What is it like thinking about the US stock market from Norway
What is the main problem and solution that is causing so much discussion about Bitcoin’s energy use
What is the purpose of value investing analysis and how does it work
Which publ...
2022-08-1252 min
Stephan Livera PodcastSLP389 Daniel Frumkin & Jaran Mellerud - Bitcoin Mining Market AnalysisDaniel Frumkin of Braiins and Jaran Mellerud of Arcane Research join me on the show to talk about the latest in the world of Bitcoin Mining. As the price has fallen recently, we’ve seen some miners come under pressure. We chat:
Overview
Which public miners are in trouble?
Operating cash flows
Bitcoin miner treasury management strategy
Why we’re likely to see acquisitions
Impacts for home and retail miners
Were there bull market errors?
Future forecasting and conservatism
Links:
Twitter: @JMellerud
Twitter: @dfrumps
Arcane Research: Survival of the fittest: Which public bitcoin miners are the best...
2022-07-0157 min