Today’s episode with Bob Burnett, the CEO of Barefoot Mining who has become a good friend and mentor to me was recorded several weeks ago but I still think there is a tremendous amount of signal in here as Bob always packs a punch. We talk about wars over hash rate, Bob’s most famous patent, the future of block space, how countries could possibly be sovereign in a bitcoin world and towards the end of our conversation we turn to some tough, hard topics like suicide, retirement, quality of life and true happiness. Get up to $100 when you sign up and buy bitcoin on River at river.com/Matrix - River is the best place to build your bitcoin wealth and they offer zero fees on recurring Bitcoin purchases. Theya is the world's simplest Bitcoin self-custody solution. With their modular multi-sig vaults, you decide how to hold your keys. Download Theya Now at theya.us/cedric  To get the best team bitcoin merch check out Hodlers Official at HodlersOfficial.com and use the code Matrix for a discount on your order. Bob Burnett is the founder and CEO of Barefoot Mining, a company focused on the development of “horse-class” mining sites, and he is a vocal proponent for the expansion of diversity in Bitcoin mining site geography, scale, and energy sources. Bob has spent over 35 years as a technologist including 13 years at Gateway, Inc., a Fortune 200 personal computer company, where he led the company’s product development efforts as Chief Technical Officer. He has founded several companies in the Bitcoin mining space and is an evangelist and educator for Bitcoin and its importance to the world’s future.  Check out our new website at TheBitcoinMatrix.Com Follow Bob Burnett on X  Follow Cedric Youngelman on X Follow The Bitcoin Matrix Podcast on X I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of you for tuning in, supporting the show, and contributing. Finally if you could write a five star review for The Bitcoin Matrix Podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts that would really help get the word out and help new listeners find the show. And thank you for listening!