How Bitcoin Will Transform Society’s Understanding Of Energy

How Bitcoin Will Transform Society’s Understanding Of Energy

Mark Goodwin describes his bitcoin initiation, the relationship between energy and bitcoin and more.Watch This Episode On YouTubeListen To This Episode:AppleSpotifyGoogleLibsynOvercastIn a perfect universe, energy could be stored with zero degradation over time, creating a perfect battery. While the laws of thermodynamics deny this possibility, Bitcoin is the best representation of an entropy-resistant monetary system that humans have ever seen. Few explain this as well as Mark Goodwin can, and he did so in our most recent episode of “Meet The Plebs,” the first on Bitcoin Magazine Live.....


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