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Bitcoin Mining and the Environment: Evaluating Grid Benefits and Costs

Bitcoin Mining and the Environment: Evaluating Grid Benefits and Costs

The May 12, 2022 episode of the Blockchain Debate Podcast, featuring Lee Bratcher and Ben Hertz-Shargel, discussing Bitcoin mining’s potential to aid grid reliability while highlighting environmental and infrastructure concerns.

Evaluating Bitcoin Mining’s Grid Impact and Energy Transition

Evaluating Bitcoin Mining’s Grid Impact and Energy Transition

The April 11, 2023 episode of the Catalyst podcast features Ben Hertz-Shargel, Head of Grid Edge at Wood Mackenzie, exploring Bitcoin mining's impact on the U.S. electricity grid, with an emphasis on the economic and environmental trade-offs.

Examining Bitcoin Mining’s Role in Energy and Media: Misunderstandings and Opportunities

Examining Bitcoin Mining’s Role in Energy and Media: Misunderstandings and Opportunities

The April 21, 2023 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Lane Rettig delves into Bitcoin mining’s often-misunderstood environmental impact and its portrayal in mainstream media, examining the industry's renewable energy usage and demand response capabilities.

Strategic Insights in Bitcoin Mining: Energy, Decentralization, and Policy

Strategic Insights in Bitcoin Mining: Energy, Decentralization, and Policy

The October 26, 2024 episode of The Transformation of Value podcast features Robert Warren discussing the evolution and challenges in the Bitcoin mining industry.

Russia’s Bitcoin Mining Strategy, Coinmint’s Expansion, and Core Scientific’s AI Shift

Russia’s Bitcoin Mining Strategy, Coinmint’s Expansion, and Core Scientific’s AI Shift

The October 24, 2024 episode of The Mining Pod focuses covers developments in the Bitcoin mining landscape, including Russia’s exploration of Bitcoin to circumvent Western sanctions, Coinmint’s strategic expansion in New York, and Core Scientific’s pivot into AI hosting.

Key Shifts in Bitcoin Mining Strategy and Policy Impact

Key Shifts in Bitcoin Mining Strategy and Policy Impact

This October 24, 2024 episode of McNallie Money covers major strategic and political developments in the Bitcoin mining sector, from Terawulf’s convertible note issuance aimed at HPC expansion to Satoshi Action Fund’s advocacy for state-level Bitcoin adoption.

Bitcoin Mining’s Future: Decentralization, Sustainability, and Innovation

Bitcoin Mining’s Future: Decentralization, Sustainability, and Innovation

This October 24, 2024 podcast episode was recorded at Bitcoin Amsterdam 2024. The panel on 'Bitcoin mining in 2050' explored the evolving landscape of mining, focusing on energy dependence, centralization, regulatory impact, and potential synergies with AI.