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Dispelling False Narratives About Bitcoin with Daniel Batten SLP550
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Do the lies about Bitcoin frustrate you? Join us in this episode as we discuss the ways to dispel and debunk some of the most egregious false climate narratives on Bitcoin with Daniel Batten, Managing Partner at CH4 Capital. We discuss:
- The biggest bitcoin climate myths
- Dishonest portrayal in the media
- “Per transaction” fake methodology
- Where Cambridge CCAF is wrong
- Bitcoin’s PoW and ‘ideological intransigence’
- ESMA submission
- How Bitcoiners can help
Links:
- X: @DSBatten
- Articles: https://batcoinz.com/submission-to-esma-on-bitcoin-mining/
- https://batcoinz.com/a-tale-of-two-articles/
Prior episodes referred to
- SLP487 Bitcoin Mining Energy Debate – Digiconomist and Ben Gagnon
- SLP542 Defending Bitcoin PoW in the EU with Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Bota Jardemalie
Sponsors:
- Swan.com (code LIVERA)
- CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
- Mempool.space
Stephan Livera links:
- Follow me on X: @stephanlivera
- Subscribe to the podcast
- Subscribe to Substack
Timestamps/Chapters:
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 01:51 - Daniel's Journey with Bitcoin
- 09:13 - Biggest Bitcoin Climate Myths
- 18:34 - Coinkite.com
- 19:37 - Mempool.space
- 20:34 - How Media Perceptions about Bitcoin Changed Over Time
- 36:20 - Cambridge Bitcoin Estimate
- 44:45 - Swan.com
- 45:54 - Acknowledging Other Paths To Sustainability
- 57:10 - Submission to ESMA and Correcting False Narratives
- 01:09:21 - Bitcoin's Environmental Benefits
- 01:12:40 - Closing Thoughts
584 episodes
Manage episode 401290364 series 2408472
Do the lies about Bitcoin frustrate you? Join us in this episode as we discuss the ways to dispel and debunk some of the most egregious false climate narratives on Bitcoin with Daniel Batten, Managing Partner at CH4 Capital. We discuss:
- The biggest bitcoin climate myths
- Dishonest portrayal in the media
- “Per transaction” fake methodology
- Where Cambridge CCAF is wrong
- Bitcoin’s PoW and ‘ideological intransigence’
- ESMA submission
- How Bitcoiners can help
Links:
- X: @DSBatten
- Articles: https://batcoinz.com/submission-to-esma-on-bitcoin-mining/
- https://batcoinz.com/a-tale-of-two-articles/
Prior episodes referred to
- SLP487 Bitcoin Mining Energy Debate – Digiconomist and Ben Gagnon
- SLP542 Defending Bitcoin PoW in the EU with Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Bota Jardemalie
Sponsors:
- Swan.com (code LIVERA)
- CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
- Mempool.space
Stephan Livera links:
- Follow me on X: @stephanlivera
- Subscribe to the podcast
- Subscribe to Substack
Timestamps/Chapters:
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 01:51 - Daniel's Journey with Bitcoin
- 09:13 - Biggest Bitcoin Climate Myths
- 18:34 - Coinkite.com
- 19:37 - Mempool.space
- 20:34 - How Media Perceptions about Bitcoin Changed Over Time
- 36:20 - Cambridge Bitcoin Estimate
- 44:45 - Swan.com
- 45:54 - Acknowledging Other Paths To Sustainability
- 57:10 - Submission to ESMA and Correcting False Narratives
- 01:09:21 - Bitcoin's Environmental Benefits
- 01:12:40 - Closing Thoughts
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