Swan Signal - A Bitcoin Podcast

Alex Epstein | Bitcoin is Energy Money | EP 139

Episode Summary

Sam sits down with Alex Epstein to discuss the potential impact of Bitcoin mining on the energy industry more broadly, explore the crumbling ESG narrative, and break down the common argument that "Bitcoin is bad for the environment."

Episode Notes

Sam sits down with Alex Epstein to discuss the potential impact of Bitcoin mining on the energy industry more broadly, explore the crumbling ESG narrative, and break down the common argument that "Bitcoin is bad for the environment."

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Sam Callahan: https://twitter.com/samcallah
Alex Epstein: https://twitter.com/AlexEpstein

Timestamps:
00:00:00 “Swan Signal” Intro
00:01:27 Introducing “Alex Epstein”
00:02:24 Shifting Away from ESG
00:05:16 What is “ESG”
00:08:14 Learning from the Eureopean Energy Crisis
00:11:40 “Solutions Are Hard”
00:13:36 Underinvestment in Fossil Fuels
00:18:26 Benefits of Nuclear Energy
00:24:38 Responding to, “Bitcoin is Bad for the Environment”
00:32:40 “Bitcoin is the Most ESG Asset”
00:36:09 The Intersection of the Energy Sector and Bitcoin Mining
00:40:49 Grid-Stability, “Green Movement,” and the future of Energy Stabilization
00:49:06 How Bitcoin Mining Will Help Grid Stability
00:55:24 Alex’s Thoughts on Bitcoin as an Investment
00:59:45 How to Connect with “Alex Epstein”
01:01:28 “Swan Signal” Outro

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