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Jun 2021
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61. Why bitcoin can’t be controlled by c...

Dr. Saifedean Ammous
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In today’s seminar Saifedean talks to regular seminar attendees about the Bitcoin Mining Council: a recently formed group of North American bitcoin miners that aims to “promote energy usage transparency [and] accelerate sustainability initiatives worldwide.” They discuss why centralized attempts to alter bitcoin are unlikely to succeed without broad communit ... Show More
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