Mining Gets Its Moment Under the Sun

โ€œLast year, it wasn’t that [mining] was an afterthought, but it didn’t have nearly the pull or the promotion from the conference,โ€ Whit Gibbs, the founder and CEO of bitcoin mining and services company, Compass Mining, told CoinDesk from the exhibition floor. โ€œAnd this yearโ€ฆthey promoted [the mining stage], they’ve got speakers that are more engaging, drawing in the crowds. It’s been great,โ€ he said.