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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

Content mentioned:\xa0

• Ben in Bitcoin Magazine: We Need to Talk About the Not Science Behind Digiconomist
• Ben in Bitcoin Magazine: We Need to Talk About the Climate Problem in Bitcoin Mining

Sponsor notes:

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