Is Mining Bitcoin Actually Good in Texas? With Tom Masiero
Tom Masiero of Standard Bitcoin joins the show to discuss mining bitcoin in the Southeast of the United States, Ordinals and why bitcoin mining might be destabilizing the Texas grid in the long term.
Jan 30, 2024
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Texas is Bitcoin country, right? Over two gigawatts of energy is now mining bitcoin in Texas, but it might be bad for the long term stability of the Texas energy grid. Tom Masiero of Standard Bitcoin walks us through why, in addition to insights on mining bitcoin in the Tennessee Valley.
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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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