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Bitcoin Mining on the Ocean with Nathan and Michael (WiM239)

The "What is Money?" Show

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Using Manganese Nodules to Build Solar Panels

The ocean is littered with manganese nodules, which can be used to build solar panels. The only reason we don't go get them is because child slave labor in the Congo is a little bit cheaper. Artisanal mines is the term you'll see in the media for where you're going to cobalt everything. We ran the numbers on one of these yesterday. It's like over a 20 year lifespan, you're saving $630 million by using OTEC.

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