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Distributed Bitcoin Mining: Challenges and Opportunities

Distributed Bitcoin Mining: Challenges and Opportunities

The April 04, 2025 episode of the Bitcoin Magazine podcast featured Troy Cross discussing how economies of scale have driven mining centralization and how emerging technologies, such as AI and renewable energy, are fostering a shift toward distributed mining.

Bitcoin Mining and Human Rights: Unlocking Energy Access and Financial Freedom

Bitcoin Mining and Human Rights: Unlocking Energy Access and Financial Freedom

In the October 11, 2024 episode of the HRF x Pubkey podcast Troy Cross, a professor of philosophy and long-time Bitcoiner, shares his journey from rejecting Bitcoin due to its environmental concerns to advocating for its carbon-neutral potential.

Broadening Bitcoin: Who Owns It and Why It Matters

Broadening Bitcoin: Who Owns It and Why It Matters

The August 28, 2024 What Bitcoin Did podcast featured Troy Cross in a conversation about demographics, political affiliations, and the perceived trustworthiness and utility of Bitcoin among different population segments.