SLP12 - Bitcoin Mining and Energy, with Hass ...

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

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

Preston Pysh is joined by Bitcoin miner, investor and strategic thinker, Harry Sudock. They talk about the current status of the mining industry and how they're dealing with an all-time high hash rate combined with prices that are still significantly down. Harry shares his though ...  Show more

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: Does China control all the Bitcoin mining? Bitcoin uses so much energy, isn't that an issue? How Bitcoin is increasing productivity by reducing methane flaring How Bitcoin is slowly changing the power grid (for the better) Is it better to invest in ...  Show more

We’re wrapping up our series on cryptocurrency mining, the energy-intensive computing process that does all of the accounting for most cryptocurrencies. Marketplace’s Andy Uhler previously reported on how crypto miners were drawn to the small Texas town of Rockdale because of its ...  Show more