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The Energy Consumption of Bitcoin Mining
1:18:36 - 1:27:57 (09:21)
Bitcoin mining consumes a large percentage of the world's energy, which is not being produced near population centers and is not corresponding to the peaks and troughs of our consumption, making it a wasteful use of energy resources.
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Bitcoin mining requires a significant amount of energy, with a large percentage of the world's energy being used for this purpose.
1:18:36 - 1:21:58 (03:22)
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Bitcoin mining requires a significant amount of energy, with a large percentage of the world's energy being used for this purpose. Unlike other industries, Bitcoin is a geography independent buyer of energy, which presents some unique challenges.
ChapterThe Energy Consumption of Bitcoin Mining
Episode#173 – Nic Carter: Bitcoin Core Values, Layered Scaling, and Blocksize Debates
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The governance of Bitcoin is not solely in the hands of miners, but rather balanced between people who run nodes, developers, and miners.
1:21:58 - 1:25:04 (03:05)
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The governance of Bitcoin is not solely in the hands of miners, but rather balanced between people who run nodes, developers, and miners. While a large portion of blocks are mined in China, the implementation of segregated witness in 2017 was initially resisted by Chinese miners.
ChapterThe Energy Consumption of Bitcoin Mining
Episode#173 – Nic Carter: Bitcoin Core Values, Layered Scaling, and Blocksize Debates
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The relevance of Bitcoin is dependent on how the world perceives the soundness of sovereign currencies, especially the dollar, and whether a superior design for a state-independent monetary system arises.
1:25:04 - 1:27:57 (02:53)
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The relevance of Bitcoin is dependent on how the world perceives the soundness of sovereign currencies, especially the dollar, and whether a superior design for a state-independent monetary system arises.