Misleading Narratives and the Sustainability of Bitcoin

Do the lies about Bitcoin frustrate you? Join us in this episode as we discuss the ways to dispel and debunk some of the most egregious false climate narratives on Bitcoin with Daniel Batten, Managing Partner at CH4 Capital. We discuss:

• The biggest bitcoin climate myths
• Dishonest portrayal in the media
• “Per transaction” fake methodology
• Where Cambridge CCAF is wrong
• Bitcoin’s PoW and ‘ideological intransigence’
• ESMA submission
• How Bitcoiners can help

Links:

• X: @DSBatten
• Articles: https://batcoinz.com/submission-to-esma-on-bitcoin-mining/
• https://batcoinz.com/a-tale-of-two-articles/

Prior episodes referred to

• SLP487 Bitcoin Mining Energy Debate – Digiconomist and Ben Gagnon  
• SLP542 Defending Bitcoin PoW in the EU with Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Bota Jardemalie

Sponsors:

• Swan.com (code LIVERA)
• CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
• Mempool.space

Stephan Livera links:

• Follow me on X: @stephanlivera
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• Subscribe to Substack

Timestamps/Chapters:

• 00:00 - Introduction
• 01:51 - Daniel's Journey with Bitcoin
• 09:13 - Biggest Bitcoin Climate Myths
• 18:34 - Coinkite.com
• 19:37 - Mempool.space
• 20:34 - How Media Perceptions about Bitcoin Changed Over Time
• 36:20 - Cambridge Bitcoin Estimate
• 44:45 - Swan.com
• 45:54 - Acknowledging Other Paths To Sustainability
• 57:10 - Submission to ESMA and Correcting False Narratives
• 01:09:21 - Bitcoin's Environmental Benefits
• 01:12:40 - Closing Thoughts