Broadcasts.com - "Ben Gagnon (Bitfarms) on Separating Fact from Fiction in Bitcoin Mining (EP. 303)" (On The Brink with Castle Island)

Published: March 30, 2022, 10 a.m.

Ben Gagnon, the Chief Mining Officer at Bitfarms, joins the show. In this episode we cover:

Bitfarms\' journey to the public markets in the US
Ben\'s early efforts in flared gas mining
How immersion cooling could provide operational efficiencies\\xa0
Bitfarms\' site selection methodology\\xa0
How Bitfarms secures power originally built for now-departed industries\\xa0
How Quebec overbuilt electrical infrastructure\\xa0
The benefit of miners locating themselves in Quebec and scooping up stranded power\\xa0
How Bitfarms took over a shuttered hockey stick factory\\xa0
Why Bitfarms is so keen on stranded hydro\\xa0
How Bitfarms curtails their power usage \\u2013 and why curtailment makes sense\\xa0
Finding excess power in Argentina and Paraguay\\xa0
Does Bitfarms have a low carbon intensity mandate?\\xa0
Why being pro-renewable is a good business decision\\xa0
Why Bitfarms isn\'t focusing on Texas right now\\xa0
How Bitcoin is the most efficient way to monetize stranded energy assets
Bitfarms\' criteria for compelling energy resources\\xa0
The progress of the Bitcoin Mining Council and the bettering of transparency in the mining space\\xa0
Where Ben sees room for improvement in the mining sector\\xa0
The lack of standardization in reporting and valuation around mining firms\\xa0
The flaws in Digiconomist\'s estimates of Bitcoin\'s energy consumption\\xa0
Issues with academic claims that Bitcoin miners produce significant quantities of e-waste
Why Bitcoin ASICs are more recyclable and have long lifespans\\xa0
The academia and press to policy pipeline\\xa0

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