Join Marty as he sits down with Matt Williams to discuss Forward Contracts. They dive into the details of hedging strategy, the software of forwards contracts, and the connection between mining companies and the energy industry.

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0:00 - Intro 6:45 - Opening riff 7:51 - Matt's background 11:41 - Global energy markets 15:32 - Technicalities of hedging strategy 22:27 - How forward contracts work 28:24 - Marty is swarmed by insects 28:51 - Why forwards contracts first 36:44 - Building risk analysis with individual operators 43:37 - Block height 69 (nice) 45:50 - Luxor's next contract type 52:58 - Encouraging others to launch similar products 55:14 - Will miners become energy companies or vice versa? 58:18 - Adding mining to an oil and nat gas business 1:00:49 - More backstory on Matt 1:04:25 - How bad do you want to end the fed? 1:05:00 - Software of forward contracts 1:11:34 - Outro riff