#481: Bitcoin's Positive Influence On Power Markets with James McAvity
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast
English - February 13, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 105 MB - ★★★★★ - 601 ratingsTechnology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Marty sits down with Jamie McAvity from Cormint to talk about Bitcoin mining and energy.
Jamie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesmcavity
Cormint: https://cormint.com/
0:00 - Intro
7:38 - 50k and Ready Player One
13:16 - Assertions of Chinese grid attack
23:06 - Working with the wind tax credit issue
36:44 - Renewable grid drawbacks and risks
44:17 - The right mix of energy sources
47:53 - Germany decommissioning and energy politics
1:00:23 - Bitcoiners running nuclear
1:06:11 - Halving
1:11:52 - ASIC innovation
1:31:04 - Mining fees
1:34:28 - BitMEX
1:38:07 - Gamestop
1:40:41 - Cormint
1:47:01 - Energy/finance integration
1:52:25 - Wrapping up
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