How Bitcoin Goes Carbon Negative by 2028

This podcast interviews Daniel Batten, a venture capitalist focused on methane mitigation, about Bitcoin mining's potential for environmental benefit. Batten argues that Bitcoin's high energy consumption, often criticized, can be leveraged to utilize methane emissions from sources like landfills as fuel for mining, making the network carbon negative. He cites the example of 35 mid-sized landfills potentially offsetting the entire network's emissions and highlights that 7.5% of Bitcoin's emissions are already mitigated through this method. Batten also addresses the common negative press surrounding Bitcoin, framing it as a typical response to novel technologies and emphasizing the long-term positive trajectory. The interview concludes by discussing the unique value proposition of Bitcoin mining, where the means of production (energy consumption) itself has inherent utility beyond the creation of Bitcoin.