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Bitcoin as Battery – The Slow Hunch by Nick Grossman
In our view, everything discussed so far is a special case of a profound general shift that Bitcoin is slowly but surely bringing to global energy markets: It allows the physical infrastructure for transporting either generated electricity or energy dense fuels to be extended over the internet. It augments a physical network with a digital one.
Sacha Meyers • Bitcoin Is Venice: Essays on the Past and Future of Capitalism
In our view, everything discussed so far is a special case of a profound general shift that Bitcoin is slowly but surely bringing to global energy markets: It allows the physical infrastructure for transporting either generated electricity or energy dense fuels to be extended over the internet. It augments a physical network with a digital one.
Sacha Meyers • Bitcoin Is Venice: Essays on the Past and Future of Capitalism
Blockchain Bubble or Revolution: The Future of Bitcoin, Blockchains, and Cryptocurrencies
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Katie: Sometimes the middleman can be important. Let's address the environmental disaster: there re blockchains that are carbon negative. Many have adapted proof of stake. The problem of electricity usage is in proof of work consensus mechanisms. Right now 76% of Bitcoin miners are incorporating renewables into their mix. I have confidence in the B... See more
Ezra Klein • Opinion | A Crypto Optimist Meets a Crypto Skeptic (Published 2021)
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Programmable securities, money streaming, and a global buyer of energy of last resort are tremendously exciting. Their growing promise is evidence that Bitcoin is, “not just a digital rock,” to cite an expression frequently utilized by Elizabeth Stark.
Sacha Meyers • Bitcoin Is Venice: Essays on the Past and Future of Capitalism
Ezra: Bitcoin is an energy disaster. If Bitcoin were a startup and you go to their board meeting, they would probably say we have to work on this energy problem. But given it's decentralized nature, nobody is giong to change it. It makes me wonder if there are downsides to smart contracts being hard to alter.
Ezra Klein • Opinion | A Crypto Optimist Meets a Crypto Skeptic (Published 2021)
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Programmable securities, money streaming, and a global buyer of energy of last resort are tremendously exciting. Their growing promise is evidence that Bitcoin is, “not just a digital rock,” to cite an expression frequently utilized by Elizabeth Stark.
Sacha Meyers • Bitcoin Is Venice: Essays on the Past and Future of Capitalism
This takes us to Bitcoin.
Tess Rinearson • Bitcoin Explained with Emoji
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