Stephan Livera Podcast

SLP487 Bitcoin Mining Energy Debate - Digiconomist and Ben Gagnon

Jun 15, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Impacts of Bitcoin Mining on Energy Consumption
02:12 • 4min
3
The Problem With the Energy Consumption Model
06:35 • 4min
4
The Lower Bind of Bitcoin Price
10:59 • 4min
5
The Reality of Bitcoin Mining
15:27 • 2min
6
The Importance of Manufacturing Lag in a Bull Market
17:44 • 5min
7
The Impact of China's Mining Landscape on the Environment
22:54 • 4min
8
The China Mining Ban and Energy Consumption
26:55 • 3min
9
How to Track Bitcoin's Electricity Consumption
29:47 • 5min
10
How to Calculate Minimum Energy Consumption for a Mining Network
34:43 • 3min
11
The Disproportionality of Bitcoin's Electricity Consumption
37:52 • 2min
12
How to Buy Bitcoin Safely and Easily
40:05 • 4min
13
Bitcoin's Electricity Consumption in a Bull Market
44:11 • 2min
14
Ben Farms' Model of Competitiveness
46:38 • 4min
15
Bitcoin's Three to Seven TPS Transactions Per Second
50:47 • 2min
16
The Future of Lightning Payments
52:22 • 4min
17
Ethereum's Proof of Work Versus Proof of State
56:19 • 5min
18
Hydroica Back's Plan to Monetize Waste Electricity
01:01:39 • 4min
19
The Power of Renewables
01:06:07 • 2min
20
The Economics of Bitcoin Miners
01:08:31 • 5min
21
The Risks of Interacting With Bitcoin Miners
01:13:16 • 3min