Adam Popescu | Hydroelectric Bitcoin Mining is Changing Lives in Congo's National Park

Join Marty as he sits down with Adam Popescu to discuss the impact of the hydroelectric power plant and associated Bitcoin mine in Congo's Virunga National Park.
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https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/01/13/1066820/cryptocurrency-bitcoin-mining-congo-virunga-national-park/


0:00 - Intro
3:06 - Why Virunga?
9:46 - Importance of energy for improving human life
11:52 - Setting the scene
18:40 - Involvement of a Belgian Prince
23:40 - Jobs provided by the hydroelectric plant
25:50 - The Bitcoin mine
28:27 - Risk of violent threats to the Bitcoin mine
35:57 - The lives in Africa improved by Bitcoin
37:48 - How the Virunga mine improves Bitcoin's image
42:33 - Disagreements on the value of regulation
45:45 - Fix the money, fix the world
49:12 - Plugs and wrapping up


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