Hass McCook and I discuss the Bitcoin mining market and his recent research, "The Cost and Sustainability of Bitcoin". We cover key bitcoin mining metrics, bitcoin mining cost price ranges, the Bitcoin Price - Mining Hash Rate relationship, the evolution of bitcoin mining over the past 3 years, and compare Bitcoin mining costs vs Gold mining.
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Joe Burnett: Your Wealth Is Melting in the Age of AI | SLP788
Joe Burnett, VP of Bitcoin Strategy at Strive, argues that wealth stored in dollars, gold, houses and even mega-cap stocks is melting: technology can produce more of those things, so they lose value when measured in bitcoin. He says AI speeds that process up by destroying moats, ... Show More
54m 3s
Nov 5
Why Heat-Reuse Mining Gets Stronger Every Halving | Alex Busarov SLP787
Alex Busarov, founder of Heatbit, argues that water heating, not space heating, makes home Bitcoin mining add up. His new Bitwater element replaces a water heater’s lower heating element, mines all year, and he says it adds no extra energy cost because the heat is used anyway.Ste ... Show More
36m 22s
Mar 2023
Bitcoin Energy Systems, & the State w/ Lyn Alden & Natalie Smolenski
In this podcast, Lyn Alden, Natalie Smolenski, and other experts from the Bitcoin space explore the relationship between Bitcoin, energy systems, and the state. They discuss the concerns around Bitcoin's energy consumption and its potential to undermine state control. Overall, th ... Show More
2h 8m
Jun 2021
Bitcoin’s environmental cost
El Salvador has voted to recognise bitcoin as legal tender, and there is a great deal of interest globally in digital currencies that provide an alternative to cash. However mining bitcoin, the intensive computation needed to claim ownership of new Bitcoins, uses vast amounts of ... Show More
46m 54s
Nov 2023
Mining Industry Braces For The Halving | James Macedonio, Blockstream
James Macedonio, Blockstream’s Global Head of Mining and Business Development, joins Host Spencer Nichols to talk about the state of the bitcoin mining industry, his outlook on the bitcoin price and the potential SEC approval of a Spot ETF. James also discusses Blockstream’s late ... Show More
54m 40s
