SLP487 Bitcoin Mining Energy Debate - Digiconomist and Ben Gagnon

15/06/2023 1h 16min Temporada 1 Episodio 487

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Episode Synopsis

Digiconomist (Alex de Vries) and Ben Gagnon (Chief Mining Officer, Bitfarms) join me on the show to debate Bitcoin Mining energy. We talk through:

Bitcoin Mining machine efficiency assumptions
Where do the models break down? 
Media referring to scary numbers in the bull cycle
Transactions per second metrics

Links:

Twitter: @DigiEconomist
Twitter: @hashoveride
Digiconomist energy consumption index: Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index
CBECI (Cambridge) referred to: Bitcoin network power demand 
Prior episode: SLP478 Ben Gagnon

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