SLP470 Correcting NYT Disinformation on Bitcoin with Pierre Rochard

<p>Pierre Rochard (VP of Research at Riot Platforms) rejoins me on the show to correct the NYT’s recent disinformation article on Bitcoin. We discuss:</p> <ul> <li>Fundamental problems with the degrowth world view</li> <li>Factual errors in the article</li> <li>Demand response</li> <li>Bitcoin mining has zero emissions</li> <li>How Bitcoiners should respond</li> </ul> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/BitcoinPierre/status/1645258247631142914" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">NYT article screenshots</a> by Pierre</li> <li><a href="https://archive.is/3RJ8K" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Archive.is link to the NYT article</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/BitcoinPierre" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">@BitcoinPierre</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://swanbitcoin.com/livera" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Swan Bitcoin</a></li> <li><a href="http://coinkite.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">CoinKite.com</a>(code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="https://mempool.space/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Mempool.space</a></li> </ul>