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Brian Dobson

Clear Street · covers Financial Services, Technology

Period: Reporting periods mapped to calendar 2024 Q3 – 2026 Q2 (8 quarters).

Questions
19on tracked calls
Challenge rate
0%none of 19 questions
Companies
3questioned at least once
Reporting periods
8with questions

These figures cover the whole profile: every tracked question, all reporting periods.

How to read these numbers

Challenge rate is the share of questions that pushed back, pressed for specifics or questioned management’s assumptions. It describes how questions were asked on the calls tracked here; it does not measure whether any view turned out to be right.

Rounding. Rates are rounded to whole percentages, so a small share can show as 0% even when some questions were challenging. The count beside each rate is exact; “none of N questions” means no question was challenging.

No questions recorded. “—” means there is nothing to calculate: no questions were recorded for that period on the calls tracked here. It does not mean there was no activity.

Fewer than 3 questions. A company-level rate is withheld when fewer than 3 questions were recorded for that company; the questions are still counted everywhere else.

Small samples. Profiles with fewer than 10 questions are marked Limited sample.

Reporting periods. Questions are grouped by the calendar quarter each company’s fiscal reporting period maps to, not by the date of the call. Periods without a calendar mapping are listed separately under their fiscal label.

Questions asked

Grouped by company, most questions first. Open a company to read its questions, newest reporting period first.

Showing 19 of 19 questions from 3 companies

CLSKCleanSpark, Inc.12 questions · 8 reporting periods · 0 of 12 challenging
CLSK company page →

Calendar 2026 Q2

are there any regions where you think you'd like to enter in the, call it medium-term

Geographic ExpansionTranscript · FY2026 Q3 →
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Harry declined to name specific regions, saying opportunity is evaluated at the project level across every U.S. power market.

Do you think ultimately it favors established players such as yourself?

Regulation PolicyCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2026 Q3 →
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Harry said established players with energy-development track records will rise to the top, and SB6 is washing out undercapitalized speculators.

Calendar 2026 Q1

can you just articulate your vision for CleanSpark in, say, 2030 a few years down the road

Cloud & AIInnovation & R&DTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Harry Sudock laid out a long-range vision of AI proliferating across all site sizes and CleanSpark distributing intelligence infrastructure to underserved communities; a direct, expansive answer.

Calendar 2025 Q4

how confident are you that you'll be able to, call it, sign a contract in the relatively near future

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Management expressed high confidence and said the sub-one-year lease timeline is now highly accelerated, though it stressed disciplined basis-of-design work first.

Calendar 2025 Q3

give us a little bit of color on the types of conversations you're having with potential clients

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Matt described strong, multi-layered inbound demand for Sandersville and rising traction at Sealy, Texas.

Calendar 2025 Q2

Would you give us just a little bit of color on what percentage of your HODL you're thinking about putting to work?

Capital AllocationTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Dobson asked how much of the HODL would be deployed; Vecchiarelli said 40% at a 4% return, roughly 10% on the deployed portion.

Calendar 2025 Q1

What does the market look like for bolt-on acquisitions and M&A in general for mining operations?

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Zach said CleanSpark, the most active acquirer in recent years, remains open to bolt-ons at advantageous valuations as peers exit; direct.

would you ever consider using some of your HODL to repo the shares?

Capital AllocationTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Gary said book value exceeding market cap nudges them away from equity, favoring growing the Bitcoin balance and paying down debt; direct.

Calendar 2024 Q4

Do you think you could speak a little bit to your management philosophy that drives that improvement and separates you from your peers?

Competitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Zach engaged the philosophy question directly, emphasizing living at the intersection of KPIs and crediting the perseverance and dedication of the people rather than any single metric.

do you have any comments on the potential for in-kind exchange in terms of driving yield to

Regulation PolicyCapital AllocationTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Gary called the pending ETF applications positive for Bitcoin and said the company may use ETFs and derivatives in treasury management, but hedged that the direct impact remains to be seen.

Calendar 2024 Q3

what are some of the paths you can take to generate yield on your HODL? And what level of yield

Capital AllocationRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Gary described a crawl-walk-run approach prioritizing capital preservation and named covered calls, lending, and ETF liquidity, but gave no yield figure.

What trends do you expect to drive mining in 2025? And how has the recent presidential election impacted

MacroeconomicRegulation PolicyTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Zach cited tailwinds from a friendlier SEC and regulatory environment, expecting capital markets to open further and scale advantages to widen.

MSTRMicroStrategy Inc.4 questions · 2 reporting periods · 0 of 4 challenging
MSTR company page →

Calendar 2025 Q3

Both of those markets represent or have rather unique regulatory hurdles. I guess how far along are you in those markets?

Geographic ExpansionRegulation PolicyTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Le said they are far along, noting regulatory complexity actually creates competitive moats once broken through. Drew parallel to the 9-month US preferred journey that raised $6 billion against an unfamiliar market.

are you already having conversations with those investors? And if so, what's the feedback?

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Le confirmed pre-rating conversations where institutions expressed interest but cited capital penalties for unrated instruments. Expects gradual rather than immediate inflow as marketing and education efforts ramp.

Calendar 2025 Q2

If you had your way, taking a big picture view, what would be the next area of improvement for regulators?

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Saylor identified clarity on digital assets taxonomy as top priority, distinguishing securities, commodities, and tokens. Cited Clarity Act expected in September as key legislation.

Could you share any kind of feedback that you've gotten from the buy side regarding those offerings?

Capital AllocationDemandTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Kang reported growing institutional, retail, and high-net-worth demand with each successive IPO. Mentioned opportunities for international deployment in different currencies and filling out the yield curve.

RIOTRiot Platforms, Inc.3 questions · 3 reporting periods · 0 of 3 challenging
RIOT company page →

Calendar 2026 Q2

Do you have a preference between, call it, grid connectivity or behind the meter?

Capex InvestmentCloud & AITranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Les described a dedicated pipeline team pursuing both grid and behind-the-meter projects but deferred specifics to a later update.

Calendar 2026 Q1

Bitcoin sales have been a big part of your upfront financing. Do you expect that to continue

Capital AllocationTranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Jason Chung confirmed Bitcoin sales continue as primary funding while also evaluating a spectrum of debt options from project finance to corporate debt, with specific instruments dependent on lease credit profile and market conditions.

Calendar 2025 Q1

what you're seeing as the core driver of the, call it, semi-recent uptick in global hash

Competitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Management attributed the uptick to lagged deployment following the post-election BTC price surge, with U.S. public miners contributing significantly.

Challenge rate by company

Every company this analyst questioned, most questions first. A company-level rate is shown from 3 questions; below that it is withheld.

CompanyQuestionsChallenge rate
CLSK CleanSpark, Inc.120%none of 12 questions
MSTR MicroStrategy Inc.40%none of 4 questions
RIOT Riot Platforms, Inc.30%none of 3 questions
  • CLSK
    CleanSpark, Inc. · 12 questions
    0%none of 12 questions
  • MSTR
    MicroStrategy Inc. · 4 questions
    0%none of 4 questions
  • RIOT
    Riot Platforms, Inc. · 3 questions
    0%none of 3 questions

Activity by reporting period

Questions recorded for each calendar quarter that companies’ reporting periods map to (not the call date), with the challenge rate for that period. Periods inside the range with no questions are shown as “No questions recorded”.

Questions by calendar reporting period
Calendar periodQuestionsChallenge rateCompanies
2024 Q320%none of 2 questions1
2024 Q420%none of 2 questions1
2025 Q130%none of 3 questions2
2025 Q230%none of 3 questions2
2025 Q330%none of 3 questions2
2025 Q410%none of 1 question1
2026 Q120%none of 2 questions2
2026 Q230%none of 3 questions2
  1. 2024 Q32 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 1 company
  2. 2024 Q42 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 1 company
  3. 2025 Q13 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 3 questions) · 2 companies
  4. 2025 Q23 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 3 questions) · 2 companies
  5. 2025 Q33 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 3 questions) · 2 companies
  6. 2025 Q41 question · challenge rate 0% (none of 1 question) · 1 company
  7. 2026 Q12 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 2 companies
  8. 2026 Q23 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 3 questions) · 2 companies

Topics

Topics tagged on this analyst’s questions.

  • Capital Allocation6
  • Regulation Policy5
  • Cloud & AI4
  • Demand4
  • Competitive Dynamics3
  • Geographic Expansion2
  • Innovation & R&D1
  • Capex Investment1
  • Credit1
  • M&A1
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  • Revenue Growth1
  • Macroeconomic1