There is a lot of FUD about Bitcoin being bad for the environment. What is the truth? Should we be "mining" Bitcoin? Let's take a look at some of the current ways that Bitcoin is being mined and the extremely clever ways that Bitcoin mining operations are using "stranded" energy in the form of natural gas and methane to mine bitcoin. News and Links https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07283-3 (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07283-3) https://www.npr.org/2022/07/21/1112689091/bitcoin-tesla-selloff (https://www.npr.org/2022/07/21/1112689091/bitcoin-tesla-selloff) https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/21/former-coinbase-manager-and-two-others-charged-in-insider-trading-plot.html (https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/21/former-coinbase-manager-and-two-others-charged-in-insider-trading-plot.html) https://decrypt.co/105693/sec-coinbase-lists-nine-crypto-tokens-securities (https://decrypt.co/105693/sec-coinbase-lists-nine-crypto-tokens-securities) https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/turning-garbage-into-bitcoin (https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/turning-garbage-into-bitcoin) https://vespene.energy (https://vespene.energy) https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2022/05/01/bitcoin-mining-to-reduce-methane-emissions-by-2030-heres-how (https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2022/05/01/bitcoin-mining-to-reduce-methane-emissions-by-2030-heres-how) https://batcoinz.com/quantifying-the-potential-impact-of-bitcoin-mining-on-global-methane-emissions-4 (https://batcoinz.com/quantifying-the-potential-impact-of-bitcoin-mining-on-global-methane-emissions-4) https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-mining-can-prevent-climate-change (https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-mining-can-prevent-climate-change) Podcasting 2.0 Apps Available at http://newpodcastapps.com/ (http://newpodcastapps.com/) I can be reached by email at mcintosh@genwealthcrypto.com and on twitter at @McIntoshFinTech. My mastodon handle is @mcintosh@podcastindex.social. Looking forward to hearing from you! Website https://genwealthcrypto.com/ (https://genwealthcrypto.com) Music Credits Rock Guitar Intro 07 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8342-rock-guitar-intro-07 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Funky Life by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6040-funky-life (https://filmmusic.io/song/6040-funky-life) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license