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[FUTURATI PODCAST] Ep. 97: Could bitcoin mining fix climate change? | Troy Cross

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It’s become commonplace to hear politicians and commentators bemoaning the energy expenditure of bitcoin mining, noting that it consumes more power than certain industries or countries and confidently proclaiming that the bitcoin network performs no useful work.

But recently, an emerging group of scholars has pushed back on this narrative, arguing that in fact bitcoin mining has certain special properties that make it ideal for subsidizing renewable energies. If this is true, it could become an important part of mitigating the effects of climate change.

Tonight we’re joined by one of the original scholars advancing this thesis. Troy Cross is a professor of philosophy at Reed University, where he focuses on questions of knowledge and reality. In addition, he is a fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute, where you can find his work on energy economics, bitcoin mining, and the environment.

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[Futurati podcast] Ep. 96: How will bitcoin change the world? | Jack Ronaldi

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Since the release of bitcoin many people have written about how it could change the world. One such person is Jack Ronaldi, our guest this week on the Futurati Podcast.  

Trent Fowler met Jack through a bitcoin book club they’re both a part of, and Trent was impressed with his knowledge.  Like many others, Jack originally dismissed bitcoin because his background in economics and finance led him to believe it simply had no value. 

But gradually he became a true believer! And today he writes and thinks about bitcoin’s transformative potential, as well as the ways in which its vulnerabilities can be fixed.

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