About

The Bitcoin Distillery

Welcome to The Bitcoin Distillery, a Bitcoin-focused blog for individuals, investors, and researchers interested in building their understanding about Bitcoin. Thanks to Satoshi Action Education, all blog posts are freely available to anyone, anywhere: please consider donating.

Goal

Our goal is to aggregate, analyze, synthesize, and communicate information from across the Bitcoin and Bitcoin-adjacent technology space.

We provide value by accelerating your learning and saving your time, distilling key insights about Bitcoin mining, adoption, use, and governance. Think of The Bitcoin Distillery as having your own private Bitcoin research team!

Content

This blog is unique! We cover:

• long-form interviews from Bitcoin, technology, and macro-oriented social media;
• shorter Bitcoin-oriented news articles;
• short- and long-form content on Bitcoin mining;
• academic research articles on Bitcoin;
• economic and environmental academic research articles relevant to Bitcoin; and
• our own original Bitcoin-oriented research and essays.

Credible

The blog is written by Dr. Murray Rudd and supported by Satoshi Action Education, where Murray is a Science Advisor.

Murray is a former environmental economics and policy university professor. He has >25 years of international teaching experience and extensive editorial experience in academic publishing. Murray's writing has garnered almost 6,000 citations from >85 journal articles and technical reports.

Satoshi Action Education

Satoshi Action Education, the organization that makes this blog possible, is a global non-profit 501(c)(3) dedicated to researching Bitcoin & the Proof-of-Work consensus mechanism. Dennis Porter is the Founder and President of research-focused Satoshi Action Education, and advocacy-oriented Satoshi Action Fund.

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Bitcoin | Satoshi Action Fund

Satoshi Action is a non-profit dedicated to going on offense for Bitcoin mining in the USA. We work to educated policymakers and regulators on the benefits of Bitcoin mining.

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Recent Satoshi Action coverage

• Murray interviewed in the IEEE Spectrum article by Edd Gent, What Is Bitcoin’s True Environmental Impact?, January 10, 2024 (the IEEE Spectrum is the flagship publication of the IEEE — the world’s largest professional organization devoted to engineering and applied sciences).

Satoshi Action Education with Dr. Murray Rudd | The Transformation of Value - A Bitcoin Podcast with Cody Ellingham

Dr. Murray Rudd is an environmental economics and policy researcher by training and now Science Advisor for Satoshi Action Education, providing input on economics and environmental science as it relates to Bitcoin. We discuss Murray’s background and work, his new project The Bitcoin Distillery, which is a resource for following and understanding developments in Bitcoin. Finally we explore the way the academic world can engage with Bitcoin in terms of research and collaboration opportunities.

A Bitcoin Podcast with Cody Ellingham

Bitcoin’s Strategic Role in U.S. Policy

Dennis Porter, CEO of Satoshi Action Fund was interviewed on McNallie Money’s August 22, 2024 episode. He discusses the intersection of Bitcoin, policy, and political engagement in the United States.

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Navigating Bitcoin’s Regulatory Landscape

The August 15, 2024 podcast episode from the Free the Economy series features a discussion between Richard Morrison and Eric Peterson, Policy Director with Satoshi Action Fund. They focus on the intersection of digital assets, specifically Bitcoin, and public policy.

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Disclaimer

Do not take content that we summarize as financial advice. Always do you own research: don't trust, verify.

Our content is strictly for education purposes.

For financial advice, consult a professional investment advisor who is familiar with Bitcoin.