Our fearless CEO, Kent Halliburton, recently joined Maurizio Grazioli on The Mr. M Podcast to unpack a simple truth that most Bitcoiners have forgotten: the best way to acquire Bitcoin isn’t to buy it — it’s to mine it.
Over the course of their 34-minute conversation, Kent explained why mining is the most authentic and empowering way to acquire Bitcoin, how it reconnects us to energy and sovereignty, and why Sazmining is pioneering a more accessible path for everyone to plug in and start stacking wild sats.
From Rooftop Solar to Satoshis
Before leading Sazmining, Kent spent over a decade building the rooftop solar industry. Competing against SolarCity taught him that decentralized energy can transform the world.
“Rooftop solar is decentralized, distributed, and constrained by the grid — exactly like Bitcoin mining. It’s the same playbook for energy freedom.”
That experience became the foundation for Sazmining’s approach. Instead of selling miners or power, we built a software-driven platform that lets anyone mine Bitcoin at cost, powered entirely by renewable energy.
The Cultural Amnesia of Bitcoin
Before 2013, if you were running Bitcoin software, you were mining. But as ASICs specialized and exchanges like Coinbase made buying easier, the culture shifted from earning to purchasing.
Kent calls that phenomenon cultural amnesia.
“Less than ten percent of Bitcoiners I meet actually acquired Bitcoin through mining.”
At Sazmining, we see mining as Bitcoin’s heartbeat — the way Satoshi intended people to participate. When you mine, you’re not speculating on price; you’re contributing to the network itself.
Mining: A Better Way to Stack
Sazmining reframes mining as Bitcoin acquisition at cost, not a speculative ROI game.
“You put dollars in, and Bitcoin comes out. The right question isn’t ROI — it’s: am I getting Bitcoin cheaper than on an exchange?”
Here’s why that matters:
- ⚡ Lower cost per BTC — In Ethiopia, customers are currently mining around $50K per Bitcoin — about half the exchange price.
- 🔒 True sovereignty — Mining happens outside the banking surveillance system.
- 🧘 Peace of mind — Your rig earns 24/7, without the emotional rollercoaster of market timing.
It’s a new form of dollar-cost averaging — powered by energy instead of exchanges.
A New Energy Standard
Kent also discussed how Bitcoin is redefining humanity’s relationship with energy.
“We’re moving from dollars per barrel of oil to dollars per kilowatt hour — because that’s what powers both AI and Bitcoin.”
At our Norway site, waste heat from mining rigs is reused to warm a business center above the Arctic Circle — proof that Bitcoin can integrate cleanly into local infrastructure.
And in Ethiopia, hydropower fuels miners with zero emissions. This is what energy innovation looks like in practice.
Built on Trust and Alignment
Traditional hosting companies profit from selling hardware or electricity markups.
Sazmining does it differently: we only earn when you do — taking a 15% management fee in Bitcoin mined.
Our customers own their machines and their Bitcoin.
We simply provide the tools, transparency, and renewable energy to make mining effortless.
Mining Brings Hope
For the Saz Team, mining is more than a business — it’s a way to bring people back to reality.
“Bitcoin mining shifts people’s time horizons forward,” Kent shared. “When people start saving in Bitcoin, they start believing in the future again.”
That’s what drives us every day: helping people align with sound energy, sound money, and sound values.
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