Bitcoin miners want the cheapest source of electricity to mine bitcoin. Many climate change activist attempt to make an argument that bitcoin is bad because it uses so much energy. How can we resolve this? On today's episode I dive into innovative ways that Bitcoin can be mined that help the system instead of just "generating more load". Ways of creating and consuming electricity that only benefit the environment and potential climate change.

News and Links

Iranian Exports

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/iran-greenlights-bitcoin-crypto-payments-for-imports

Compound Service Down

https://cointelegraph.com/news/compound-ceth-market-bricked-by-update-7-day-wait-on-vote-to-fix-it

Paraguay President Vetos Crypto Bill

https://cointelegraph.com/news/president-of-paraguay-vetoes-crypto-regulation-law

Avax Price Drops Because of https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/08/29/crypto-coin-avax-drops-11-after-self-described-whistleblower-says-avalanche-weaponised-litigation-against-rivals/

Sats Calculator - Flirting with Bitcoin

https://goals.flirtingwithbitcoin.com/

JP Morgan

https://yellowblock.io/most-of-crypto-is-still-junk-and-lacks-use-case-jpmorgan-blockchain-head/

Mining Bitcoin with Old Tires

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/mining-bitcoin-with-energy-from-waste-tires

Podcasting 2.0 Apps available at http://newpodcastapps.com/ and Value4Value information page available here: https://value4value.info/

I can be reached by email at [email protected] and on twitter at @McIntoshFinTech. My mastodon handle is @[email protected]. I'm also on matrix at @mcintosh1775:matrix.org. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Website

https://gen-btc.com

Music Credits

Rock Guitar Intro 07 by TaigaSoundProd

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8342-rock-guitar-intro-07

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Funky Life by WinnieTheMoog

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6040-funky-life

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Website

https://satoshis-plebs.com

Podcasting 2.0 Apps available at http://podcastapps.com and Value4Value information page available here: https://value4value.info

I can be reached by email at [email protected] and on Twitter at @McIntoshFinTech. My mastodon handle is @[email protected]. Looking forward to hearing from you!