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    Motion: Bitcoin mining is good for the grid (Lee Bratcher vs. Ben Hertz-Shargel)

    The Blockchain Debate Podcast · May 12, 2022 · 1 h 16 min

    Guests: Lee Bratcher (twitter.com/lee_bratcher) Ben Hertz-Shargel (twitter.com/benhertzshargel) Host: Richard Yan (twitter.com/gentso09) Today’s motion is “Bitcoin mining is good for the grid.” Bitcoin advocates think bitcoin is a good invention for many reasons, one of which is that it makes the power grid more robust. In 2021, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas made the claim that Bitcoin is, and I…

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