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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