S17 E7: Colin Harper on Bitcoin Mining, Epstein E-mails & Journalism
Wed Feb 04 2026
Colin Harper is a veteran Bitcoin journalist, who is known for the well-researched articles that he wrote for Coin Central, Bitcoin Magazine, Compass Mining, and Blockspace Media. More recently, he became the co-host of the Blockspace Podcast.
In this episode, we talk about Colin's insights into Bitcoin mining, the relevance of the recently-revealed Epstein files, and his approach to doing journalism.
Time stamps:
00:01:12 Reminiscing Berlin & Early Bitcoin Conferences
00:02:17 Marxism, Socialism, and Bitcoin’s Political Spectrum
00:04:00 Bitcoin’s Current State & Market Sentiment
00:06:48 Four-Year Cycle & Institutional Adoption
00:07:54 Global Macroeconomics & Liquidity Issues
00:09:43 Quantum Computing Threats & Upcoming OP_NEXT Conference
00:11:52 Exponential Technologies & Market Perception
00:13:38 Braiins BMM & Hashpower
00:15:06 Cloud Mining & Hash Power Marketplace
00:17:33 Mining Revenue, Hash Price, and Market Trends
00:18:20 Block Space Podcast Evolution & US Mining Shift
00:20:20 US Power Grid, Renewables, and Mining Economics
00:24:49 Public Miners, Shareholder Duties, and ASIC Depreciation
00:27:49 Mining Revenue, Ordinals, and Layer 2s
00:38:41 Stablecoins, Bitcoin’s Use Case, and Payments
00:45:42 Paper Bitcoin Summer & Treasury Companies
00:48:04 Treasury Company Capital Structures & Market Impact
00:58:08 Michael Saylor, Leverage, and Market Psychology
01:03:38 Epstein Files, Bitcoin Developers, and MIT Media Lab
01:16:51 Epstein, Block Size Wars, and Regulatory Influence
01:19:48 Closing Remarks & Podcast Plugs
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Colin Harper is a veteran Bitcoin journalist, who is known for the well-researched articles that he wrote for Coin Central, Bitcoin Magazine, Compass Mining, and Blockspace Media. More recently, he became the co-host of the Blockspace Podcast. In this episode, we talk about Colin's insights into Bitcoin mining, the relevance of the recently-revealed Epstein files, and his approach to doing journalism. Time stamps: 00:01:12 Reminiscing Berlin & Early Bitcoin Conferences 00:02:17 Marxism, Socialism, and Bitcoin’s Political Spectrum 00:04:00 Bitcoin’s Current State & Market Sentiment 00:06:48 Four-Year Cycle & Institutional Adoption 00:07:54 Global Macroeconomics & Liquidity Issues 00:09:43 Quantum Computing Threats & Upcoming OP_NEXT Conference 00:11:52 Exponential Technologies & Market Perception 00:13:38 Braiins BMM & Hashpower 00:15:06 Cloud Mining & Hash Power Marketplace 00:17:33 Mining Revenue, Hash Price, and Market Trends 00:18:20 Block Space Podcast Evolution & US Mining Shift 00:20:20 US Power Grid, Renewables, and Mining Economics 00:24:49 Public Miners, Shareholder Duties, and ASIC Depreciation 00:27:49 Mining Revenue, Ordinals, and Layer 2s 00:38:41 Stablecoins, Bitcoin’s Use Case, and Payments 00:45:42 Paper Bitcoin Summer & Treasury Companies 00:48:04 Treasury Company Capital Structures & Market Impact 00:58:08 Michael Saylor, Leverage, and Market Psychology 01:03:38 Epstein Files, Bitcoin Developers, and MIT Media Lab 01:16:51 Epstein, Block Size Wars, and Regulatory Influence 01:19:48 Closing Remarks & Podcast Plugs