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Podcast: Stephan Livera Podcast
Episode: SLP487 Bitcoin Mining Energy Debate - Digiconomist and Ben Gagnon
Description: 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
Sponsors:
Swan Bitcoin
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Lugano PlanB Forum
Mempool.space
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