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Lee Bratcher

Bitcoin Mining and the Environment: Evaluating Grid Benefits and Costs

Bitcoin Mining and the Environment: Evaluating Grid Benefits and Costs

The May 12, 2022 episode of the Blockchain Debate Podcast, featuring Lee Bratcher and Ben Hertz-Shargel, discussing Bitcoin mining’s potential to aid grid reliability while highlighting environmental and infrastructure concerns.

Texas at the Forefront: Bitcoin Mining’s Role in Energy and Policy

Texas at the Forefront: Bitcoin Mining’s Role in Energy and Policy

The February 17, 2023 episode of What Bitcoin Did featured Lee Bratcher, President of the Texas Blockchain Council, discussing the growing Bitcoin mining industry in Texas, its alignment with the state's energy market, and the political landscape surrounding Bitcoin.

Bitcoin and its energy, environmental, and social impacts: an assessment of key research needs in the mining sector

Bitcoin and its energy, environmental, and social impacts: an assessment of key research needs in the mining sector

In this post, I run one of my own articles through the AI summarizaton process: Rudd, M.A., et al 2023. Bitcoin and its energy, environmental, and social impacts: an assessment of key research needs in the mining sector. Challenges 14, 47.