Is Cryptocurrency Really a Smartwo?

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The environmental conversation is definitely a very large and multi facited one, but yet it's where many people get caught up. Liking both things can be true. They're not mutually exclusive opinions. And w the other thing that i think trips up a lot of people. Is the kind of idea that i yet likely see the bi coin server farms. Hear all of these numbers, like bikoin uses as much energy per year as a country like sweden,. is point, five % of global energy consumption.

The Web3 world—blockchain, cryptocurrency, NFTs, and more—seems to be everywhere these days. And, as analysts, how could we not salivate at the idea of a data set that is just one flat, immutable, ever-growing table with a handful of columns (aka… a blockchain-powered public ledger)? We sat down with Anthony Mandelli from Coin Metrics to see whether Tim and Moe could be moved from "totally clueless" to "barely knowledgeable" on the topic in a single hour (Michael was already a knowledgeable enthusiast). The jury is out as to whether we were successful, but stay tuned for the upcoming announcement of the Analytics Power Hour DAO we're starting up (we're minting RockFlag coins to make it happen). For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page.