Flare Gas Bitcoin Mining In 2024
We brought on an energy lawyer and Bitcoin mining founder Justin Ballard to get to the bottom of the flare gas questions with Bitcoin mining.
Jun 14, 2024
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We brought on an energy lawyer and Bitcoin mining founder Justin Ballard to get to the bottom of the flare gas questions with Bitcoin mining.
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Ever wonder if this flare gas thing with Bitcoin mining is real? Can it scale to solve real-world climate issues? And how would someone go about making a project like that in the first place?
Justin Ballard, General Counsel at Akon Energy & Founding Partner at Firm 21, shares insights on Bitcoin mining's legal landscape, energy deals, flare gas mining, and the industry's future. He discusses the challenges and opportunities in navigating this space, drawing parallels to the oil and gas industry.
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"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC with Senior Producer, Damien Somerset. Distributed by CoinDesk with Senior Producer Michele Musso and Executive Producer Jared Schwartz.
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William Foxley
Will Foxley is the host of The Mining Pod and publisher at Blockspace Media. A former co-host of CoinDesk's The Hash, Will was the director of content at Compass Mining and a tech reporter at CoinDesk.
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