There is a lot of FUD about Bitcoin being bad for the environment. What is the truth? Should we be "mining" Bitcoin? Let's take a look at some of the current ways that Bitcoin is being mined and the extremely clever ways that Bitcoin mining operations are using "stranded" energy in the form of natural gas and methane to mine bitcoin.

News and Links

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07283-3

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/21/1112689091/bitcoin-tesla-selloff

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/21/former-coinbase-manager-and-two-others-charged-in-insider-trading-plot.html

https://decrypt.co/105693/sec-coinbase-lists-nine-crypto-tokens-securities

https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/turning-garbage-into-bitcoin

https://vespene.energy

https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2022/05/01/bitcoin-mining-to-reduce-methane-emissions-by-2030-heres-how

https://batcoinz.com/quantifying-the-potential-impact-of-bitcoin-mining-on-global-methane-emissions-4

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-mining-can-prevent-climate-change

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Website

https://gen-btc.com

Music Credits

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Website

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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!