Historical Whinstone-era press articles, interviews, third-party features about Chad.
Editor’s note (2026): This is a December 2022 walk-through and personal year-end reflection from the Rockdale, TX construction site, preserved here as part of the Whinstone press archive on chadeverettharris.com. Whinstone, later acquired by Riot Blockchain, was North America’s largest bitcoin mining and hosting facility at the time. Light edits below: tightened transcript stutters, softened […]
Story Telling: Rockdale, Texas Read More »
Editor’s note (2026): This is part of the Whinstone press archive on chadeverettharris.com — a transcript-style walk-through I recorded inside building G in June 2022. The original framed everything around the publicly traded acquirer at the time. For the press archive I have softened the possessive language so the focus stays on what mattered: 11
The Value of Whinstone in Rural America Read More »
Editor’s note (2026): This post is part of the Whinstone press archive on chadeverettharris.com. It originally ran in January 2022 from the Rockdale, TX construction site, when the build was in flight and the daily rhythm was a drone, a dog, and a coffee. Light edits below: small framing tweaks for clarity, neutral references to
Documenting the Construction Process at Whinstone Read More »
Whinstone US drone photography, in context Whinstone US drone photography is what I shot every day at the Rockdale, Texas site during the 400-megawatt expansion. The original post ran in January 2022, in the middle of the build. The kit was a DJI Mavic 3 Cine. The cadence was daily. The point was a documentation
Drone Photography of Whinstone US Read More »
The Whinstone bitcoin mining facility, in context The Whinstone bitcoin mining facility in Rockdale, Texas was, by metered capacity, the largest Bitcoin mining site in North America. I was the CEO. We broke ground in late 2019, deployed the first 300 megawatts in 183 days, and were running a 400-megawatt expansion concurrently. This post archives
Building North America’s Largest Bitcoin Mine: Whinstone Data Center Read More »
Archived November 2021 Thinking Crypto podcast interview with Chad Harris covering the 183-day Whinstone build in Rockdale, Texas.
Interview with Chad E. Harris, CEO of Whinstone US Read More »