E56 - Why Bitcoin Might Be the Best Thing for the Planet

Could Bitcoin, the technology so often branded an environmental disaster, actually be one of the most powerful tools we have for cleaning up energy and fighting climate change?

In this episode, Daniel Batten, climate-tech investor turned Bitcoin-energy researcher, joins Honest Money to challenge almost everything you've been told about Bitcoin mining and the environment. Coming to Bitcoin from the energy side rather than the money side, Daniel lays out the peer-reviewed case that mining stabilises power grids, makes solar and wind more profitable, mitigates methane, and brings electricity to communities the grid has never reached.

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