Dispelling False Narratives About Bitcoin with Daniel Batten SLP550

Do the lies about Bitcoin frustrate you? Join us in this episode as we discuss the ways to dispel and debunk some of the most egregious false climate narratives on Bitcoin with Daniel Batten, Managing Partner at CH4 Capital. We discuss:

The biggest bitcoin climate myths

Dishonest portrayal in the media

“Per transaction” fake methodology

Where Cambridge CCAF is wrong

Bitcoin’s PoW and ‘ideological intransigence’

ESMA submission

How Bitcoiners can help

Links:

X: @DSBatten

Articles: https://batcoinz.com/submission-to-esma-on-bitcoin-mining/

https://batcoinz.com/a-tale-of-two-articles/

Prior episodes referred to

SLP487 Bitcoin Mining Energy Debate – Digiconomist and Ben Gagnon  

SLP542 Defending Bitcoin PoW in the EU with Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Bota Jardemalie

Sponsors:

Swan.com (code LIVERA)

CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)

Mempool.space

Stephan Livera links:

Follow me on X: @stephanlivera

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Timestamps/Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

01:51 - Daniel's Journey with Bitcoin

09:13 - Biggest Bitcoin Climate Myths

18:34 - Coinkite.com

19:37 - Mempool.space

20:34 - How Media Perceptions about Bitcoin Changed Over Time

36:20 - Cambridge Bitcoin Estimate

44:45 - Swan.com

45:54 - Acknowledging Other Paths To Sustainability

57:10 - Submission to ESMA and Correcting False Narratives

01:09:21 - Bitcoin's Environmental Benefits

01:12:40 - Closing Thoughts