Bitcoin as Part of a Solution for Climate Change

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

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Website

https://gen-btc.com

Music Credits

Rock Guitar Intro 07 by TaigaSoundProd

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

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Funky Life by WinnieTheMoog

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

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