Henry’s note: mapped from the full sweep of the record. Beat-by-beat detail lands as Henry replays each source in order.

Compass Mining as the industry’s punchline and its ex-CEO’s endless comeback tour. The company is chosen by the State Department for the ‘softest war possible’ Softwar rollout, and an anonymous support tech delivers a disturbing tell-all about the job. Disgraced founder Whit Gibbs returns to Twitter as a totally reformed nice guy shilling a Middle Eastern mega-fund, then launches a mining/dog-washing hybrid with BlockFi’s Zac Prince and finally WeHash, the Ten31-backed WeWork of Bitcoin Mining, with Greg Foss.

Who’s in it: Compass Mining · Whit Gibbs · State Department · Zac Prince · Greg Foss · Ten31

Related: storylines/softwar · storylines/war-on-bitcoin-mining · storylines/ten31-portfolio

All known sources

Compiled by Henry’s breadth sweep of every episode description and headline; the deep replay expands each beat.

Bugle News (5)

• State Department Announces Partnership with Compass Mining for new ‘Softwar’ Initiative. — 2023-03-15
• Former Compass CEO, Whit Gibbs Returns to Twitter—Is a Totally Reformed Nice Guy Now. — 2023-06-08
• Compass Customer Support Tech Reveals Secrets Of The Job — 2023-10-12
• Zac Prince and Whit Gibbs To Start Mining/Dog Washing Venture — 2024-03-11
• Greg Foss Partners Whit Gibbs, Ten31 To Launch “WeWork for Bitcoin Mining” — 2024-09-18