Interview with Margot Paez (Bitcoin Policy Institute Fellow, Energy and Mining) to debunk the recent United Nations University report “The Hidden Environmental Cost of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin Mining Impacts Climate, Water and Land” and chat about her response in Bitcoin Magazine.

This is the first report to counter Bitcoin FUD as part of the new FUD Fighters series sponsored by HIVE Digital Technologies.
LINK to UN University Report: https://inweh.unu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Bitcoins-Environmental-Footprint-UNU-INWEH-2023.pdf

LINK to Margot’s response “Mining Misinformation: How The United Nations Misrepresents Bitcoin’s Energy Use”: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/sponsored/mining-misinformation-how-the-united-nations-university-misrepresented-data-to-exaggerate-bitcoins-environmental-footprint

Guest: Margot Paez (https://x.com/jyn_urso?s=20)
Host: Spencer Nichols (https://x.com/DeSpencer_?s=20)

Download a full PDF of the report:
https://mailchi.mp/bitcoinmagazine.com/fud-fighters-mining-misinformation

Learn more about the FUD Fighters series: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/press-releases/hive-digital-technologies-and-bitcoin-magazine-announce-fud-fighters-educational-initiative-

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