SLP478 Debunking Digiconomist on Bitcoin Mining with Ben Gagnon

Ben Gagnon CMO of BitFarms joins me to talk about the flaws of the overly cited Digiconomist’s work on Bitcoin Mining impact. We discuss:

• Key flaws in methodology and assumptions
• Carbon emissions per transaction is a flawed metric
• Better comparisons and ways of reasoning about mining

Links:

• Site: bitfarms.com
• Twitter: @hashoveride
• Article: We Need To Talk About The Not Science Behind Digiconomist
• Tweet thread: https://twitter.com/hashoveride/status/1512861134537306116
• Relevant prior episode: SLP470 Correcting Nyt Disinformation On Bitcoin With Pierre Rochard

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