The Bitcoin-Energy Debate with Lindsey Kelleher

Bitcoin’s energy consumption is a feature, not a bug. 

(This is what I testified before Congress in January 2022 when I had the opportunity to make the case for crypto mining as a catalyst for renewable energy development) 

There’s an existing view that Bitcoin is a dirty coin and it’s not sustainable. 

Recently, in the early spring of 2022, there has been even more traction to ban the Bitcoin protocol-Proof of Work- to a theoretically eco-friendly protocol, Proof-of-Stake.

Well, the team at Soluna isn’t the only one here to tell you that this view is wrong. 

The case for Bitcoin mining as a catalyst for renewable energy development is one we’ll continue to make in this episode. 

Here to talk with us is Senior Policy Manager at the Blockchain Association, Lindsey Kelleher.

The Blockchain Association is a “member-led, member-driven organization dedicated to improving the public policy environments for crypto networks.” Prior to joining the Blockchain Association, Lindsey worked with Teach for America in Oakland. 

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Lindsey and I will discuss the ongoing policy debate around cryptocurrency mining; the role that her organization is playing in that landscape; and the future of blockchain and crypto in the renewable energy space.