The Sazmining Podcast S1E4 Jimmy Vaiopoulos

In an interview recently with Sazmining’s William Szamosszegi, host of the Sazmining Podcast and CEO of Sazmining, William asked Hut 8 Mining, Interim CEO, Jimmy Vaiopoulos about the impact of Covid on the cryptocurrency industry. Jimmy also shared some compelling ideas about where he sees the future of crypto-mining and Bitcoin.

To hear this directly from Jimmy, along with a broader exploration of regulations, Bitcoin, and the crypto-mining industry, check out Jimmy’s episode of The Sazmining Podcast here.

Jimmy Vaiopoulosis a graduate of both Western University and the Ivey Business School. He was a Senior Associate and Consultant at KPMG Canada and later went on to become CFO of UGE International, a global renewable energy company. He held the position of CFO Hut 8 Mining Corp. for nearly 2 years, and recently stepped in as the Interim CEO for the company. Hut 8 mining is a publicly listed cryptocurrency mining and blockchain infrastructure company operating over 100MW in Alberta Canada.

• How Jimmy grew and shaped his career 
• The projects at Hut 8 Mining
• Covid Impact in crypto mining.
• The effect on bitcoin by the Fed’s money printing 
• Hedging and trading
• Traditional gold mining v.s crypto currencies mining
• Decentralization in bitcoin mining
• The future of Bitcoin
• Getting to know Jimmy

Additional Resources:

• Hedging and trading : https://www.investopedia.com/terms/h/hedge.asp

• Should You Buy Gold Or Bitcoin: https://www.investopedia.com/news/should-you-buy-gold-or-bitcoin/

• Decentralization in bitcoin mining:

  https://www.coindesk.com/a-plan-to-decentralize-bitcoin-mining-again-is-gaining-ground

Episode Links: 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt0_Ymrq6PVZcNZP_Thvb2w?view_as=subscriber

Sazmining website: https://sazmining.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sazmining-inc/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sazmining

Jimmy Vaiopoulos : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmyvaiopoulos/

Hut8: https://hut8mining.com/