Placer din annonce her. On the most recent episode of SlateCast, Liam “Akiba” Wright and Nate Whitehill had on Margot Paez, a climate change physicist who is also a Bitcoin expert and research fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute. The conversation focused on the misunderstandings about how much energy Bitcoin uses and how it could potentially help address climate change. Paez, who identifies as a climate activist, initially had reservations about the mining process of Bitcoin and its environmental repercussions. After conducting thorough research, she came to the realization that the current financial system is the main reason for the lack of action on climate change, and believes that Bitcoin could be a valuable asset in moving towards a more sustainable economic model. Saskaņā ar Paezu: I believed that Bitcoin had the potential to facilitate a transition from our current system to a new, improved one that aligns better with ecological concerns and could help mitigate climate change. The global trend towards increasing financialization.