10/23/2017
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"Some blockchains have large energy and environmental implications that we need to be concerned of."
"The biggest downfall, I think, is the use of this technology by scammers and fraudsters and extortionists."
"But today we are exploring some new territory."
"Thanks to the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, the CHIPS and Science bill, and the Inflation Reduction Act, it is estimated that that would create nearly half a million new jobs by 2030."