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Don’t miss another live taping of “Bitcoin Bottom Line” from the Bitcoin 22 Miami conference! This time around, co-hosts Steven McClarge and CJ Wilson are joined by horse racer, NASCAR driver, wrestler and bitcoiner, Samar Rae. She also holds an executive position at Hedge, a wire transfer program to set up your accounts so that you can pay in bitcoin. Rai is currently one of the top women in WWE. She took a five-year break due to an injury and returned to the Royal Rumble with a percentage of her winnings in bitcoin via a hedge.
The group talked about potential bitcoin characters Rae could embody during wrestling. Other topics of conversation included other athletes who are taking their salaries in bitcoin. On an environmental note, they discuss the hot topic of bitcoin mining and the way in which energy use aligns incentives to support local communities. In addition, they talk about bitcoin mining energy efficiency and how it can work in terms of using energy in off-peak hours or in the example of the Texas power grid, how bitcoin mining strengthens the energy base. . In the context of our national energy use, Rae says, “Bitcoin and bitcoin mining have helped raise awareness of the use of renewable energy and how much more we can do.” The trio discussed dollar-cost averaging, wrestling, athletes accepting paychecks in bitcoin, and more.
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