The Era of Giant Bitcoin Mines Is Over
Published: October 23, 2026
Duration: 35:45
Curtailing your mine can cost you more than running it. Dan Lawrence, CEO and co-founder of OBM, started mining in a garage in Maryland in 2017 and built Foreman to stop driving an hour to reboot machines. Today Foreman turns Bitcoin miners on and off based on power prices, profitability and grid stress. Now Dan is building Vantage, a platform that reads the utility meter every 10 seconds and shows miners what their power bill really looks like.
Dan explains why demand charges punish miners who shut down, how one peak early in the month sets...