Episode 13 of Hard Money with Natalie Brunell - Headlines this week include Russia shutting down the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, new highs in European energy prices, Germany's $65 billion energy relief plan, Russian Legislation to legalize cryptocurrencies for payment in international trade, a new report on the energy implications of crypto-assets from the White House Office of Science and Technology, movement in the OG Bitcoin whale wallets, Poolin's suspension of withdraws, a new report on Bitcoin mining from Arcane Research, Michael Saylor on the Lightning Network, and Prince Phillip of Serbia joins JAN3 as Chief Strategy Officer.

This week's guest commentator is Alex Epstein, author of Fossil Future and the Moral Case for Fossil Fuels. For this week's Hard Money Report we continue our exploration of the ongoing energy crisis and examine how Bitcoin can help to stabilize energy grids and make more for a energy secure future.

Chapters:

00:00:00 "Hard Money" Intro

00:00:35 World Macro News, the ongoing Energy Crisis, and Russian Crypto Regulation

00:02:55 Bitcoin Headlines

00:08:01 Alex Epistein Interview

00:16:33 Impending Energy Crisis: Why Bitcoin Encourages Energy Usage

00:23:06 "Hard Money" Outro

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