Navigating Regulatory Challenges for Bitcoin Privacy Tools
In the August 29, 2024 TFTC episode, taped live in Riga, Adam Back and Max Hildebrand discuss the mounting regulatory pressures on Bitcoin privacy tools.
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An integrated landfill-gas-to-energy and Bitcoin mining framework
Our new study explores a novel integration of Bitcoin mining with landfill gas-to-energy (LFGTE) projects to enhance methane mitigation efforts.
Strategic Considerations for Bitcoin's Role in U.S. Policy and Global Competitiveness
Dennis Porter, CEO of Satoshi Action Fund was interviewed on McNallie Money's August 22, 2024 episode. He discusses the intersection of Bitcoin, policy, and political engagement in the United States.
Bitcoin's Strategic Role in Navigating Global Economic Challenges
In the August 26, 2024 What Bitcoin Did broadcast, Jack Mallers explores the big picture, the strategic importance of Bitcoin as a hedge against global economic instability, currency debasement, and rising debt levels.
Bridging the Gap: Bitcoin and Environmental Research
In the August 25, 2024 Transformation of Value Podcast, Dr. Murray Rudd, Science Advisor at Satoshi Action Education, discusses the structural barriers within academia that delay Bitcoin research.
Revised Job Numbers, Wealth Tax, and the Shift in Admissions: Key Insights from the 23 August 2024 All-In Podcast
The August 23, 2024 All-In Podcast episode explores critical issues affecting the U.S. economy and policy landscape, including the significant revision in job numbers, the proposal of a wealth tax on unrealized gains, and the Supreme Court's decision to end race-based admissions.
Strategic Shifts in Bitcoin Mining: Fee Surges, Mergers, and Regulatory Pressures
This 'short take' Bitcoin mining note summarizes the August 23, 2024 episode from The Mining Pod.
Bitcoin mining
Bitcoin mining using landfill gas - model code
Python code replicates results and reproduces Figures from Rudd et al. 2024. An integrated landfill gas-to-energy and Bitcoin mining framework. Journal of Cleaner Production
Bitcoin Mining at the Energy Edge
The July 7, 2026 episode of the Isabel Foxen Duke podcast features Stephen Barbour describing Bitcoin mining as flexible load for upstream energy production.
Chapter 04. Bitcoin mining: when energy becomes commitment
Here is the June 2026 draft of chapter 04 in my forthcoming new book, When Policy Falls Behind: Bitcoin, AI, and the Governance of Fast Systems. Click here for a downloadable pdf version. Copyright © 2026 by Murray A Rudd.
Introduction
Envision a Bitcoin mining operation – a specialized, energy-intensive data
Off-Grid Bitcoin Mining and Data Sovereignty
The February 27, 2026 episode of The Bitcoin Way features HODL Tarantula explaining how modular, off-grid Bitcoin mining infrastructure monetizes stranded energy while avoiding grid and regulatory chokepoints.
Gold, Silver and Bitcoin in a $350T Debt World
The February 24, 2026 episode of Kitco News features Frank Holmes assessing how a $350 trillion global debt overhang is reshaping demand for gold, silver, and Bitcoin.
Bitcoin Awareness, Calendars, and Real Ownership
The February 20, 2026 episode of The Bitcoin Way features TC explaining how his Timechain Calendar project visualizes Bitcoin’s blocks, difficulty adjustments, and supply dynamics.
Monetizing the Megawatt: Bitcoin Mining in the Age of AI
The February 17, 2026 episode of the Stephan Livera Podcast features Rob Warren discussing how AI data center demand is reshaping Bitcoin mining economics and grid relationships.
Macro trends
Gold, Silver and Bitcoin in a $350T Debt World
The February 24, 2026 episode of Kitco News features Frank Holmes assessing how a $350 trillion global debt overhang is reshaping demand for gold, silver, and Bitcoin.
Safe Havens, Gold, and Custody Risk in Bitcoin
The February 23, 2026 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast features Michael Tanguma assessing whether Bitcoin’s sharp drawdown reflects broken fundamentals or a temporary dislocation.
Bitcoin, Gold and the Global Liquidity Cycle
The February 24, 2026 episode of the Archie Podcast features Andre Dragosch analyzing why Bitcoin has halved from its October 2025 peak despite strong institutional demand and continued global liquidity.
AI Deflation and the Repricing of Growth
The February 22, 2026 episode of the Jordi Visser Podcast features Jordi arguing that artificial intelligence is structurally repricing growth assets across public and private markets.
Japan’s Bitcoin Treasury Bridge
The February 20, 2026 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast features Phil Geiger outlining how Metaplanet channels Japan’s $15 trillion retirement and savings pool toward Bitcoin.
Bitcoin’s Disappointing Cycle and the Path to Renewed Demand
The February 17, 2026 episode of Coin Stories features Lyn Alden arguing that Bitcoin’s latest cycle underperformed because topline demand remained weak despite supportive liquidity signals.
Gold Repricing, Bond Fragility, and Scarce Asset Rotation
The January 28, 2026 episode of the Scarce Assets podcast features Jeroen Blokland explaining why gold’s move toward $5,000 reflects a structural repricing driven by debt rollover dynamics, central bank intervention, and geopolitical stress.