The Climate Impact of Bitcoin Mining with Alexander Neumüller (WiM411)

Alexander Neumüller joins me to discuss the Cambridge Bitcoin electricity consumption index model, the impact of Bitcoin mining on the climate, the antifragility of Bitcoin, and the data analytics of Bitcoin mining.

Alexander Neumüller is a research associate at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance.

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00:00:00 - Coming up
00:00:35 - Intro
00:02:08 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:02:54 - Introducing Alexander Neumuller
00:03:28 - Backstory and Introduction to Bitcoin
00:07:52 - Alexander’s Research Project
00:12:23 - The Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index
00:18:00 - Revisions of the Index Model
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00:26:17 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:27:26 - General Impact of Bitcoin Mining on the Climate
00:33:37 - The Mining Map
00:36:09 - Bitcoin Mining in China: Before and After the Ban
00:40:23 - Anti-Fragile Nature of Bitcoin
00:45:45 - An Additional Energy Buyer
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00:50:50 - Evolution of ASIC Mining Equipment
00:54:22 - More Hashrate, More Electricity, More Security
00:58:50 - Where to Find Alexander on the Internet

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