Troy Cross

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Philosopher. Environmentalist. Bitcoiner.

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Tweet Jan 10, 2023

Once they see how mining balances grids... Once they see how mining incentivizes renewables and nuclear... Once they see how mining replaces fossil-powered heating... Once they see how bitcoin substitutes for more carbon-intensive equities...

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Tweet Jan 7, 2023

Electricity breaks our simple heuristics, rules of thumb like: “don’t consume scarce resources.” Electricity is both deadly-scarce (looks at those rates in Europe, in Africa!) and at the same time overly-abundant (look at that curtailment, that nega

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Tweet Sep 6, 2022

🧵developing an extended rug metaphor--I've been advised to use the word "carpet," but "rug" it is!--illustrating the effects of bitcoin's fixed schedule of issuance, ensured by the difficulty adjustment. 1. Bitcoin mining's total budget is like a BU

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Podcast episode Feb 17, 2022

Can Bitcoin Mining Save the Environment? with Troy Cross - WBD463

by Peter McCormack and Troy Cross

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Tweet Jan 10, 2023

@AB_Brammer @NYDIG ohhhhhh, that is striking. Must read.

by Troy Cross

Podcast episode Dec 7, 2022

Fighting the Bitcoin Mining FUD with Troy Cross

by Peter McCormack and Troy Cross

Podcast episode Mar 28, 2022

Bitcoin’s Clean Energy Revolution with Nic Carter & Troy Cross

by Peter McCormack and 2 others

Podcast episode Feb 17, 2022

Can Bitcoin Mining Save the Environment? with Troy Cross

by Peter McCormack and Troy Cross