The Latest New York Times Bitcoin Mining Hit Piece Is a Monument to Intellectual Laziness

The Breakdown

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4.8 • 786 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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This week’s “Long Reads Sunday” looks at three refutations of the piece, by: David Z Morris Daniel Batten Margot Paez - “The Breakdown” is written, produced and narrated by Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Michele Musso and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsor today is “Foothill Blvd” by Sam Barsh. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.

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0:00.0	In the wake of one of the most tumultuous years in crypto history, the conversations happening
0:05.3	at Consensus 2023 have never been more timely and important. This April, CoinDest is bringing
0:10.5	together all sides of the crypto, blockchain, and Web3 community to find solutions to
0:14.5	crypto's thornyest challenges, and finally deliver on the technology's transformative potential.
0:19.5	Join developers, investors, founders,
0:21.3	brands, policymakers, and more in Austin, Texas, April 26 to 28th for Consensus 20203.
0:27.1	Listeners of the breakdown can take 15% off registration with code breakdown.
0:31.6	Register now at consensus.coindus.com and join CoinDesk at Consensus 2023.
0:36.6	Thank you. and join CoinDesk at Consensus 2023.
0:46.4	Welcome back to The Breakdown with me, NLW.
0:52.4	It's a daily podcast on macro, Bitcoin, and the big picture power shifts remaking our world.
0:55.9	The breakdown is produced and distributed by CoinDesk.
0:59.4	What's going on, guys?
1:03.7	It is Sunday, April 16th, and that means it's time for Long Read Sunday.
1:07.8	A quick reminder, however, before we dive in, the breakdown is expanding.
1:09.7	We've become the breakdown network.
1:14.4	That means we've launched a new show, Bitcoin Builders, which you can find wherever you listen to podcasts.
1:18.8	But it also means that if you are listening to this show on the CoinDesk Podcast Network feed,
1:23.1	you're going to need to switch over to the Breakdown Only feed if you want to keep listening.
1:27.2	After April 23rd, the breakdown will only be available on the breakdown-only feed.
1:31.6	For more on that announcement, go check out the announcing the breakdown network and Bitcoin Builders episode from Tuesday, April 11th.
1:34.1	All right, guys, long read Sunday time.
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