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> Begin 00:00
> Intro 00:29
> Why mega-mines might be a folly 01:20
> Logistics of decentralized hashrate 12:52
> Utility companies 15:11
> Unreliable power generation 17:52
> Does a BTC standard fix this? 26:15
> Regulation 32:01
> Should we change Bitcoin?  43:24
> Volunteering censorship  48:15


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If you follow the bitcoin mining space you would have routinely seen Riot Blockchain, Marathon Digital, Core Scientific and other other large mining farms market themselves as a gift to the grid in North America. But building such large facilities is not without its downsides.

In this episode we talk with Steve Barbour from Upstream Data about censorship risks, geolocation for unreliable electricity loads, transmission loss and more.

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🎧 The Folly of the Mega-Mines | Compass Podcast

> If you follow the bitcoin mining space you would have routinely seen Riot Blockchain, Marathon Digital, Core Scientific and other other large mining farms market themselves as a gift to the grid in North America. But building such large facilities is not without its downsides.
>
> In this episode we talk with Steve Barbour from Upstream Data about censorship risks, geolocation for unreliable electricity loads, transmission loss and more.

