Drilling into Crypto

Host, Mohamed El-Masri talks to the leaders driving the financial revolution and sheds a spotlight on crypto-assets (mainly bitcoin), on digital energy markets and on global monetary policy.

Author: Mohamed El-Masri

Host, Mohamed El-Masri talks to the leaders driving the financial revolution and sheds a spotlight on crypto-assets (mainly bitcoin), on digital energy markets and on global monetary policy.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/drilling-into-crypto--4723128/support.
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#23 How Sustainable Bitcoin Mining Can End Energy Colonialism
Episode 23
Thursday, 5 February, 2026

In this episode of Drilling into Crypto, Mohamed El-Masri sits down with Owen Vaughan, Founder of Bitroots.io, to explore how Bitcoin mining can evolve into a sustainable engine for economic inclusion, become a global ESG policy, and a contributor to alleviating energy poverty. In this episode, we explore how using blockchain-based ESG certification technology can transform Bitcoin Mining into a sustainable practice that boosts energy access, reduces waste, and empowers underserved communities—turning mining from an extractive model into a force that alleviates energy poverty. We dig into why current energy systems often create “energy colonialism” and how decentralized Bitcoin mining could flip the script by monetizing stranded power and creating local financial opportunity. This is a forward-looking conversation on how Bitcoin’s proof-of-work can be part of a more equitable energy future—not at odds with sustainability, but in service of it.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/drilling-into-crypto--4723128/support.