Applying Value Investing to Bitcoin Miner Stocks with Jaran Mellerud of Arcane Research

Applying Value Investing to Bitcoin Miner Stocks with Jaran Mellerud of Arcane Research

Author: Choice August 12, 2022 Duration: 52:14

Jaran is an analyst at Arcane Research and has a master’s degree in energy management. He has combined his deep knowledge of value investing analysis with an understanding of energy markets to be a top voice on how public bitcoin mining companies can be analyzed.

In our podcast conversation we cover:

  • What is it like thinking about the US stock market from Norway
  • What is the main problem and solution that is causing so much discussion about Bitcoin’s energy use
  • What is the purpose of value investing analysis and how does it work
  • Which public mining stock is the best and why to buy mining stocks 

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