A newly published working paper on Bitcoin mining has worked to counter claims from anti-crypto politicians that Bitcoin is melting the planet.
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UN scientists evaluated the activities of 76 Bitcoin mining nations during the 2020–2021 period and found that the global BTC mining network consumed 173.42 TW/hs of electricity.
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Crypto market analysts tend to interpret Bitcoin miners selling their rewards as bearish, but miners countered this logic at the recent Bitmain WDMS conference.
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Bitmain rolled out its efficiency-focused Antminer S21 at the WDMS, and Bitcoin miners shared their plans for boosting productivity via green energy.
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Bitcoin’s hash rate has continued to increase, yet its emissions intensity has been trending down, contrary to most other industries, Bloomberg analyst Jamie Coutts explained.
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The next generation of crypto mining will focus on alternative energy sources for efficiency.
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Charles Edwards of Capriole Investments says that despite the current headwinds, Bitcoin’s fair value sits at $45,000.
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Energy Web CEO Jesse Morris explains why blockchain can make “going green” more efficient, how fighting climate change is easier, and why Energy Web is building on Polkadot.
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Bitcoin mining is becoming more sustainable thanks to things like hydro-cooling farms and associated petroleum gas — undermining environmental criticism.
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New Mexico is the cheapest U.S. state to mine Bitcoin in terms of average electricity cost, while Hawaii is the most expensive.
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Tom Campbell, an Irish dairy farmer who runs a farm in County Armagh, is using excess energy from his farm to mine Bitcoin.
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The legislatures in Mississippi and Missouri have separately introduced bills aimed at protecting certain activities of Bitcoin miners following visits from the Satoshi Action Fund.
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Bitcoin miners appeared to be the model consumers for the ancillary services in the state.
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This year was tough on crypto prices, but ETH, LDO, MATIC, DAI and ATOM all made a positive impact on the industry.
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Climate change initiatives led by politicians and sponsored by some of the biggest polluters demand a change in initiatives — Decentralized tech could play a key role.
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