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Ben Hertz-Shargel

Bitcoin mining 27 Oct 2024

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.

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Bitcoin mining 27 Oct 2024

Evaluating Bitcoin Mining’s Grid Impact and Energy Transition

The April 11, 2023 episode of the Catalyst podcast features Ben Hertz-Shargel, Head of Grid Edge at Wood Mackenzie, exploring Bitcoin mining's impact on the U.S. electricity grid, with an emphasis on the economic and environmental trade-offs.

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