Mining Bitcoin from Wasted Renewable Energy with Ben Kincaid

Welcome to another episode of the Crypto Conversion Podcast! Ben Kincaid joins the guys to discuss bitcoin mining, geopolitics, and Christianity. Ben is the co-founder of Bridger Solutions, a bitcoin mining company that is targeting trapped energy in Africa. From his experience in the foreign services, Ben breaks down the energy situation in Africa, where large wind farms and hydroelectric systems are built but cannot supply energy to citizens. Learn how bitcoin mining companies operate and create economic incentives around renewable energy development.

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Timestamps:
06:20 - Ripple's XRP securities lawsuit
09:35 - Building on Bitcoin
10:25 - Mashinsky, ex-CEO of Celsius, arrested
12:36 - Rant on Do Kwon and Luna/Terra
16:15 - Welcome, Ben! (start of main episode)
18:20 - From Foreign Services to Bitcoin Entrepreneur
23:39 - Bitcoin mining in developing countries
26:37 - Trapped energy in Africa
29:57 - Economic incentives of mining in Africa
36:00 - Supporting mini grids with bitcoin mining
41:10 - Africa as the future of humanity
42:00 - Misguided environmentalism and bitcoin solutions
46:15 - The logistics of a bitcoin mining operation
51:52 - Understanding the economics of bitcoin mining
1:03:11 - Thoughts on bitcoin and Christianity