> "Bitcoin miners are the pioneer species...they go find unused energy assets around the world and they help bootstrap [it] wherever it is..." - 
[@Bquittem](https://Twitter.com/Bquittem)
>
> If you want to understand the relationship between Bitcoin and energy, listen to this:
>
> https://youtube.com/watch?v=JAL_XbJhbqY
> [@Breedlove22](https://Twitter.com/Breedlove22)

https://twitter.com/WSzamosszegi/status/1506774249008250886

BTCMiner

> OUTLINE
> 
> 00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro
> 00:00:08 Why Use Biology and Evolution as a Lens for Bitcoin Mining?
> 00:05:23 Energy Kickstarts Life, Wealth, and Bitcoin
> 00:10:10 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 Pollution
> 00:24:31 Kearney, Nebraska: A Town Benefiting from Bitcoin Mining
> 00:28:01 Three Unique Traits of Bitcoin Miners as Attractive First and Last Resort Energy Buyers
> 00:35:33 How Bitcoin Miners Act as a Pioneer Species to Resurrect Deserted Land
> 00:38:43 Complex Systems Come From Accumulated Trade and Exchange
> 00:42:36 Traditional Cities and Network States: Parallels of Succession in Modern Society
> 00:49:42 Bitcoin Energy Sponge: More Energy is Wasted Than Consumed on an Average Day
> 00:56:06 The Great Spreading Out and the Concept of Self-Sovereign Network States
> 01:03:31 NYDIG
> 01:04:39 The Carrot to Warfare is Smaller in the World of Network States
> 01:09:23 Bitcoin Incentives and the Moral Equivalent of War
> 01:13:30 A Fatal Deceit is That Policy is the Only Way to Order
> 01:18:00 The Mining Synthesis Monetizes Energy for an Abundant Future
> 01:25:17 “What is Money?” Outro

> 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/

>GUEST
>
> - Brandon’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bquittem
> - Brandon’s Writing: https://brandonquittem.com/
> - Bitcoin is a Pioneer Species: https://medium.com/the-bitcoin-times/bitcoin-is-a-pioneer-species-38f42ecdbb88
