BCB053_MAGS GRONOWSKA: Bitcoin and Renewable Energy

Mags joins Josh and Dan for an interesting take on renewable energy, and how Bitcoin is improving the economics of these clean energy systems.   

We Cover:

• Energy Markets
• POW vs POS
• Climate Change
• Mining Bitcoin with Hog Shit
• Quadriga
• Firefighting

SHOW SPONSORS:

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ABOUT MAGDALENA

Mags has experience in multiple sub-sectors of the Bitcoin space, including securities, mining, and hardware wallets. She is currently a consultant for PRTI.  Magdalena was recently VP of Business Development at Coinkite, one of the worlds oldest Bitcoin companies specializing in secure hardware devices. Magdalena helped 3iQ IPO North America's 1st regulated, TSX-listed Bitcoin Fund, bridging traditional financial markets with the crypto industry. She also Co-Foundered Citadel256, an enterprise-scale Bitcoin mining company, and MetaMesh LLC, a crypto consulting and multimedia company. She oversees the $215M Quadriga digital currency exchange collapse as a Supreme Court appointed Bankruptcy Inspector, directing the trustee in decisions on asset recovery & representing 76k victims.

ITEMS MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:

• Darwins Finches
• PRTI

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