#389: Hydroelectric Bitcoin Mining is Changing Lives in Congo's National Park with Adam Popescu - TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast | Lyssna här

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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5:11 - Why Virunga?

11:51 - Importance of energy for improving human life

13:57 - Setting the scene

20:45 - Involvement of a Belgian Prince

25:46 - Jobs provided by the hydroelectric plant

27:55 - The Bitcoin mine

30:32 - Risk of violent threats to the Bitcoin mine

38:02- The lives in Africa improved by Bitcoin

39:53 - How the Virunga mine improves Bitcoin's image

44:38 - Disagreements on the value of regulation

47:51 - Fix the money, fix the world

51:17 - Plugs and wrapping up

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