SLP478 Debunking Digiconomist on Bitcoin Mining with Ben Gagnon
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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: S)LP)470 Correcting Nyt Disinformation On Bitcoin With Pierre Rochard)

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