Brandon Quittem joins me for a discussion to deconstruct the often misunderstood relationship between energy and Bitcoin. This conversation also touches on points from Brandon’s article “Bitcoin is a Pioneer Species” where he uses an ecological framework to map out the abundant future of Bitcoin mining. (apologies: we lost Robert's camera footage on this episode)Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUESTBrandon’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/BquittemBrandon’s Writing: https://brandonquittem.com/Bitcoin is a Pioneer Species: https://medium.com/the-bitcoin-times/bitcoin-is-a-pioneer-species-38f42ecdbb88 PODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI Transcript: OUTLINE00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:08 Why Use Biology and Evolution as a Lens for Bitcoin Mining?00:05:23 Energy Kickstarts Life, Wealth, and Bitcoin00:10:10 Who is the Scapegoat for Blame in an Unevenly Distributed Economy…00:15:08 “Bitcoin Mining is Everything You Don’t Understand About Energy”00:20:01 Disconnecting More Energy as More Pollution00:24:31 Kearney, Nebraska: A Town Benefiting from Bitcoin Mining00:28:01 Three Unique Traits of Bitcoin Miners as Attractive First and Last Resort Energy Buyers00:35:33 How Bitcoin Miners Act as a Pioneer Species to Resurrect Deserted Land00:38:43 Complex Systems Come From Accumulated Trade and Exchange00:42:36 Traditional Cities and Network States: Parallels of Succession in Modern Society00:49:42 Bitcoin Energy Sponge: More Energy is Wasted Than Consumed on an Average Day00:56:06 The Great Spreading Out and the Concept of Self-Sovereign Network States01:03:31 NYDIG01:04:39 The Carrot to Warfare is Smaller in the World of Network States01:09:23 Bitcoin Incentives and the Moral Equivalent of War01:13:30 A Fatal Deceit is That Policy is the Only Way to Order01:18:00 The Mining Synthesis Monetizes Energy for an Abundant Future01:25:17 “What is Money?” OutroSOCIALBreedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=enAll My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22 WRITTEN WORKMedium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true RECOMMENDED BUSINESSESWorldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/Join Me At Bitcoin 2022 (10% off if paying with fiat, or discount code BREEDLOVE for Bitcoin): https://www.tixr.com/groups/bitcoinconference/events/bitcoin-2022-26217Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/Buy Your Dream Home without Selling Your Bitcoin with Ledn: https://ledn.io/en/?utm_source=breedlove&utm_medium=email+&utm_campaign=substack