The bitcoin mining industry needs more than a market rally to survive. It needs to find answers to its environmental and geographical risks.
The bitcoin mining industry needs more than a market rally to survive. It needs to find answers to its environmental and geographical risks.
The Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index provides the latest estimate of the total energy consumption of the Bitcoin network.
It’s no secret that mining bitcoin consumes an extraordinary amount of energy—in fact, more than the entire country of New Zealand.Such a level of energy consumption is not only a problem ...
Alex de Vries, Digiconomist.net founder and a blockchain specialist at PwC's Experience Centre since 2015, has produced an important report on the Bitcoin network's extreme energy ...
According to LongHash, every year, more than $87.3 billion is spent on mining gold. In contrast, less than $4.3 billion is used to mine Bitcoin. Essentially, gold mining requires 20 times ...
The most responsible approach to take is to thoroughly research blockchain solutions — and their energy implications — before pursuing them.
Alex de Vries is sounding the alarm.
Cedrik Neike, Member of the Managing Board, Siemens AG
The Missoula County Board of Commissioners has extended its green regulations for cryptocurrency miners, enabling them to set up operations in industrial zones only.
Researchers from the University of Cambridge Judge Business School have found the industry will "likely" bounce back...
Bitcoin miners made the case for their industry as a driver of clean energy adoption, rather than an ecological disaster, at Fidelity’s Mining Summit.
Third Way’s new report, Creating a Clean Energy Century, launches Third Way’s Clean Energy Innovation Project, which will make a sustained case for American clean energy innovation as a key ...