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Jan 2022
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SOB: Bitcoin Security and a Rogue Power ...

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About this episode

A bitcoin miner with an unlicensed power plant leads to a discussion on BTC, security and energy.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.

Bitcoin's energy usage has long been controversial but this time it's not what you'd expect, a story about a rogue power plant kicks off a wide ranging discussion between the hosts, touching on key issues like game theory, network security and more.

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Today’s show featured Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Jonathan Mohan, Stephanie Murphy and Adam B. Levine, with editing by Adam B. Levine and music by Gurtybeats.com. Our episode art was created by Adam B. Levine with Pixelmind.ai

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