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SLP478 Debunking Digiconomist on Bitcoin Mining with Ben Gagnon

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Ben Gagnon CMO of BitFarms joins me to talk about the flaws of the overly cited Digiconomist’s work on Bitcoin Mining impact. We discuss:

  • Key flaws in methodology and assumptions
  • Carbon emissions per transaction is a flawed metric
  • Better comparisons and ways of reasoning about mining

    • Links:

    • Site: bitfarms.com
    • Twitter: @hashoveride  
    • Article: We Need To Talk About The Not Science Behind Digiconomist
    • Tweet thread: https://twitter.com/hashoveride/status/1512861134537306116
    • Relevant prior episode: SLP470 Correcting Nyt Disinformation On Bitcoin With Pierre Rochard

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