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5. Benefits of Bitcoin Mining, Epistemic Authority Crisis, Methane Mitigation - 12.14.2022


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This Week in Bitcoin and Policy - 5. Benefits of Bitcoin Mining, Epistemic Authority Crisis, Methane Mitigation - 12.14.2022

Guest:

Troy Cross, Professor of Philosophy - Reed College, Fellow - Bitcoin Policy Institute

In this episode, we cover:

  • How information becomes policy
  • How epistemic authority erodes scientific credibility
  • Energy grid electrification
  • Benefits of bitcoin mining, including methane emission mitigation
  • And a lot more…
  • Resources:

    Bitcoin Policy Institute Submits Comment to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy - Authors: Margot Paez and Troy Cross: https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/comment-to-the-white-house

    Troy’s bakery analogy: https://twitter.com/thetrocro/status/1580818484799238144

    The thoroughly rebuked “Bitcoin emissions alone could push global warming above 2°C” paper (note the three ‘matters arising’ and one publisher correction below the title and above the article): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-018-0321-8

    Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/

    Troy Cross on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thetrocro

    Bitcoin Policy Institute on Twitter: https://twitter.com/btcpolicyorg

    Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite

    This Week in Bitcoin and Policy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThisPolicy

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