How bitcoin mining reduces carbon emissions with Troy Cross

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In this episode, we sit down with Troy Cross to examine the environmental impact of bitcoin mining and its potential role in stabilizing energy grids. Troy shares his journey into bitcoin and peer-to-peer systems, addressing early concerns about energy consumption and how his views have evolved. We explore key data from bitcoin miners on energy usage and discuss the challenges of gathering accurate information. Troy highlights bitcoin mining’s unique flexibility in reducing emissions and compares its energy impact to other technologies like AI. We also cover the political implications of bitcoin, potential risks, and the importance of effective branding for bitcoin’s future growth.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Introduction

01:40 The environmental impact of bitcoin mining

04:28 How Troy got into bitcoin and peer-to-peer systems

07:33 Early concerns about bitcoin’s energy consumption

11:21 Bitcoin’s role in stabilizing energy grids

14:53 Data from bitcoin miners on energy consumption

18:47 Challenges in gathering bitcoin mining data

21:25 Bitcoin mining’s flexibility and reduced emissions

25:02 Halvings, miners, and price

28:37 Bitcoin’s superpower: Flexible energy consumption

32:12 Comparing bitcoin to AI in energy use

34:44 The future of energy and bitcoin

38:12 How bitcoin mining adapts to market conditions

42:28 Political ramifications of bitcoin

46:08 The biggest risk to bitcoin

50:09 Bitcoin’s branding challenges

54:12 Closing thoughts

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92 episodes

How bitcoin mining reduces carbon emissions with Troy Cross

The Bitcoin Frontier

published about a year ago

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SUPPORT THE PODCAST:

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Introduction

01:40 The environmental impact of bitcoin mining

04:28 How Troy got into bitcoin and peer-to-peer systems

07:33 Early concerns about bitcoin’s energy consumption

11:21 Bitcoin’s role in stabilizing energy grids

14:53 Data from bitcoin miners on energy consumption

18:47 Challenges in gathering bitcoin mining data

21:25 Bitcoin mining’s flexibility and reduced emissions

25:02 Halvings, miners, and price

28:37 Bitcoin’s superpower: Flexible energy consumption

32:12 Comparing bitcoin to AI in energy use

34:44 The future of energy and bitcoin

38:12 How bitcoin mining adapts to market conditions

42:28 Political ramifications of bitcoin

46:08 The biggest risk to bitcoin

50:09 Bitcoin’s branding challenges

54:12 Closing thoughts

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→ Troy Cross’s Twitter: https://x.com/thetrocro

→ Troy’s bitcoin ownership report: https://www.thenakamotoproject.org/report

→ Troy’s bitcoin mining report: https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/bitcoin-mining-reduces-carbon-emissions

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Can bitcoin spark a nuclear renaissance? 54:29

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12 weeks ago1:02:50

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What if bitcoin really is decoupling from the stock market? In this episode, we’re joined by Rational Root, creator of the Bitcoin Strategy Platform and one of the top on-chain cycle analysts in the space. We explore whether macro chaos and rising gold prices are setting the stage for bitcoin to chart its own path. Root breaks down how the 4-year cycle could break, what historical data says about the current inflection point, and why he believes institutional flows are quietly limiting downside volatility. He also shares his custom spiral and 3D valuation charts, how to track hype in the market, and why 100k bitcoin might be harder to break than most think. SUPPORT THE PODCAST: → Subscribe → Leave a review → Share the show with your friends and family → Send us an email podcast@unchained.com → Learn more about Unchained: https://unchained.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=TBF-podcast-description → Book a free call with a bitcoin expert: https://unchained.com/consultation?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=TBF-podcast-description → Buy bitcoin in an IRA—sign up today and get your first year free: unchained.com/frontier → Watch the video premiere of Bitcoin, Not Crypto: https://unchained.com/frontier TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:06 - Why bitcoin’s fundamentals have never looked better 4:20 - Could macro chaos trigger bitcoin’s decoupling? 10:06 - Bitcoin trades on optimism, gold trades on fear 17:09 - Is gold’s rise setting up bitcoin’s breakout? 22:01 - Will the next recession break the 4-year cycle? 30:23 - Why 100k bitcoin may face resistance 36:09 - The 3D chart that could predict the cycle top 44:10 - Bitcoin’s floor price keeps rising 50:23 - Will bitcoin crack 100k or break down? WHERE TO FOLLOW US: → Unchained X: https://twitter.com/unchained → Unchained Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unchainedcom → Unchained Newsletter: https://unchained.com/newsletter → Joe Burnett’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/IIICapital → Jose Burgos (Director of Media Production) on Twitter: https://x.com/DeFBeD → Rational Root’s Twitter: https://x.com/therationalroot…

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The new Manhattan Projects: 50x cheaper energy, the race to space, and bitcoin 57:40

13 weeks ago57:40

57:40

Energy production is broken—and rebuilding it could unlock a new era of abundance. In this episode, we sit down with Isaiah Taylor, founder of Valor Atomics, to explore how cheap energy can reshape the world. Isaiah shares his family’s history with the Manhattan Project, why nuclear innovation stalled in the West, and how Valor is building modular giga-sites to produce cleaner, cheaper energy at scale. We discuss how robotics, AI, and manufacturing are shifting cost curves, the future of energy demand, and why decentralization is key to national resilience. Isaiah also shares his thoughts on bitcoin, the dangers of regulatory bloat, and how restoring antifragility to America’s legal system could unleash a new industrial boom. SUPPORT THE PODCAST: → Subscribe → Leave a review → Share the show with your friends and family → Send us an email podcast@unchained.com → Learn more about Unchained: https://unchained.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=TBF-podcast-description → Book a free call with a bitcoin expert: https://unchained.com/consultation?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=TBF-podcast-description → Buy bitcoin in an IRA—sign up today and get your first year free: unchained.com/frontier → Watch the video premiere of Bitcoin, Not Crypto: https://unchained.com/frontier TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:04 - Isaiah Taylor’s Manhattan Project family history 3:18 - Secrecy inside America’s Secret City 5:37 - Why America needs new Manhattan Projects today 7:39 - How Valor Atomics is rethinking nuclear reactors 10:01 - How a nuclear reactor really works 13:38 - Why building reactors became a legal and talent problem 16:59 - How AI is pushing investors toward hard tech 18:59 - The future of energy: exponential demand and production 21:46 - Why energy prices have been broken since the 1970s 26:06 - Valor’s giga-site model to transform energy markets 30:27 - Could machines create an infinite energy feedback loop? 33:57 - Humanity’s mission: garden the universe 36:19 - Will money still matter in a post-scarcity world? 40:34 - How regulatory bloat crushed American industry 48:10 - Why Isaiah Taylor is suing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission WHERE TO FOLLOW US: → Unchained X: https://twitter.com/unchained → Unchained Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unchainedcom → Unchained Newsletter: https://unchained.com/newsletter → Joe Burnett’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/IIICapital → Jose Burgos (Director of Media Production) on Twitter: https://x.com/DeFBeD → Isaiah Taylor’s Twitter: https://x.com/isaiah_p_taylor…

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What if bitcoin development stopped tomorrow? with Mike Schmidt and Buck Perley 55:05

14 weeks ago55:05

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What if bitcoin development stopped tomorrow? In this episode, we sit down with Mike Schmidt, Executive Director at Brink, and Buck Perley, Director of Product Engineering at Unchained, to explore the state of open source development and why it matters more than ever. Mike shares his path from software engineer to funding bitcoin core developers, while Buck recounts his early bitcoin experiences in China. We cover what bitcoin core developers actually do, how brink evaluates contributors, and why maintenance, security, and review are essential—even without major protocol changes. The conversation also touches on ossification, governance, and the future of soft forks. If you’ve ever wondered who maintains bitcoin’s foundation and why it matters, this episode pulls back the curtain. SUPPORT THE PODCAST: → Subscribe → Leave a review → Share the show with your friends and family → Send us an email podcast@unchained.com → Learn more about Unchained: https://unchained.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=TBF-podcast-description → Book a free call with a bitcoin expert: https://unchained.com/consultation?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=TBF-podcast-description → Buy bitcoin in an IRA—sign up today and get your first year free: unchained.com/frontier → What is bitcoin: A tech stock? An inflation hedge? A ponzi scheme? Can DOGE Fix The Dollar? Come listen to Professor Peter St. Onge give a keynote presentation on April 16th: https://unchained.com/doge TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:14 - Why open source matters for bitcoin 6:20 - How Buck discovered bitcoin in China 11:12 - What bitcoin core developers actually do 16:57 - How brink evaluates developers before funding 22:15 - What brink would do with unlimited funding 27:34 - Why bitcoin needs more reviewers, not just coders 32:10 - Should bitcoin ossify or stay flexible? 36:36 - The messy politics of soft forks and consensus 42:18 - What is bitcoin governance really? 47:18 - Unpopular opinions from Mike and Buck 51:25 - The biggest long-term risk to bitcoin WHERE TO FOLLOW US: → Unchained Twitter: https://twitter.com/unchainedcom → Unchained Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unchainedcom → Unchained Newsletter: https://unchained.com/newsletter → Joe Burnett’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/IIICapital → Jose Burgos (Director of Media Production) on Twitter: https://x.com/DeFBeD → Mike Schmidt’s Twitter: https://x.com/bitschmidty → Buck Perley’s Twitter: https://x.com/puckberley…

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Value beyond price: Bitcoin, Marx, Menger, and MMT with Natalie Smolenski 51:31

15 weeks ago51:31

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In this episode, we dive into bitcoin's impact on the future global monetary order with Natalie Smolenski, an anthropologist and bitcoiner. We discuss her thoughts on how bitcoin challenges the state's monopoly on currency, invoking Karl Marx's unexpected agreement that gold, a commodity, originally embodied money—not the state-minted currencies. Natalie explains her fascination with the concept of the invaluable—elements of culture and society that transcend monetary value—and how bitcoin fits in today’s culture. We also tackle bitcoin's role as a deflationary currency in contrast to fiat's inflationary tendencies, highlighting its potential to redefine economic and social hierarchies. Join us as we explore bitcoin's potential to reshape not just economies but cultural identities. SUPPORT THE PODCAST: → Subscribe → Leave a review → Share the show with your friends and family → Send us an email podcast@unchained.com → Learn more about Unchained: https://unchained.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=TBF-podcast-description → Book a free call with a bitcoin expert: https://unchained.com/consultation?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=TBF-podcast-description → Buy bitcoin in an IRA—sign up today and get your first year free: unchained.com/frontier → Meet Natalie in Austin on April 16th: https://www.meetup.com/bitcoin-park-austin/events/306342336/ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 01:12 - Natalie's journey into bitcoin 02:19 - Anthropology and the concept of value 06:06 - Modern monetary theory and social power 10:09 - Central banking and national economic performance 15:12 - The challenge of physical currencies and the role of central banks 20:27 - Money as the most salable good: Carl Menger's insights 26:17 - Debunking the myth: Bitcoin and collective hallucination 30:01 - Bitcoin as a protocol for new societal frameworks 34:10 - Bitcoin's potential impact on societal structures 38:23 - The state's interest in bitcoin and potential risks 42:27 - Legal challenges and the future of bitcoin ownership 45:24 - The future of privacy, property, and political action in the bitcoin era WHERE TO FOLLOW US: → Unchained Twitter: https://twitter.com/unchainedcom → Unchained Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unchainedcom → Unchained Newsletter: https://unchained.com/newsletter → Joe Burnett’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/IIICapital → Jose Burgos (Director of Media Production) on Twitter: https://x.com/DeFBeD → Natalie Smolenski’s Twitter: https://x.com/NSmolenski…

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This Certified Financial Planner (CFP) sold his house to buy bitcoin 52:47

16 weeks ago52:47