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Are we ignoring this about Bitcoin mining
Bitcoin mining's energy consumption has been a major concern given how climate change and pollution are key challenges of our times. With mining companies worldwide drifting towards environmental-frieThe post Are we ignoring this about Bitcoin mining appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2021-4-26 22:30 | |
Ripple’s Chris Larsen Believes Bitcoin Dominance Could Fall Over Proof-of-Work’s Energy Consumption
Ripple Labs cofounder Chris Larsen has a bone to pick with bitcoin and crypto networks that leverage proof-of-work (PoW). Larsen’s latest write-up explains that the crypto industry needs to reconsider PoW because of the effects on the environment. дальше »
2021-4-25 18:00 | |
What Bitcoin Must Do To Remain The Crypto Top Dog, According to Ripple Chairman
Historically speaking, one key objection to bitcoin has been its perceived massive energy consumption. Some people have suggested that the flagship cryptocurrency is causing an environmental disaster due to its proof-of-work consensus algorithm. дальше »
2021-4-25 23:45 | |
Ripple's latest initiative may help it boost environmental sustainability
The surging demand for cryptocurrencies and accelerating adoption of blockchain-based solutions have highlighted a critical issue: the technology's growing energy consumption and its impact on our cliThe post Ripple's latest initiative may help it boost environmental sustainability appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2021-4-9 15:30 | |
Bitcoin’s Real Price: Is Crypto Mining Consuming Our Planet?
Concerns about the impact of proof of work (POW) and bitcoin (BTC) mining on the environment are growing. As interest in cryptocurrencies expands, there is an increase in energy consumption. The post Bitcoin’s Real Price: Is Crypto Mining Consuming Our Planet? appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »
2021-4-9 00:00 | |
Cryptocurrency Sustainability: The Path Forward
Addressing sustainability in fintech and crypto is more important than ever. As cryptocurrency becomes increasingly mainstream — with more financial institutions, companies like PayPal, Visa and Tesla and individual investors racing to leverage this technology — energy consumption has accelerated to already unsustainable levels. дальше »
2021-4-8 17:00 | |
Will ‘clean’ Bitcoins and not ‘Blood coin from China’ become a fad?
Recent studies have shown that Bitcoin consumes close to 77.8 TWh every year, making the total energy consumption of the network as much as Chile’s. Bitcoin’s mining activity in particular has beeThe post Will ‘clean’ Bitcoins and not ‘Blood coin from China’ become a fad? appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2021-4-6 23:30 | |
No ‘blood coin’ for Kevin O’Leary as investor takes stand on Bitcoin energy consumption
“Blood coin,” “clean coin” and maybe even “virgin coin” will become commonplace phrases as Bitcoin’s environmental concerns continue to rage. дальше »
2021-4-6 13:51 | |
Fracking Companies Pivot to Mining Bitcoin as Pandemic Woes Continue to Bite
Bitcoin is often slammed over its high electricity consumption. Critics argue this is wasteful and unsustainable in the long term. However, in an unusual twist to the environmental debate, it turns out that fracking companies are utilizing waste gas to power Bitcoin mining rigs. дальше »
2021-4-1 19:00 | |
BTC Miner Stresses: ‘Bitcoin is One of the Most Environment-Friendly Financial Networks’
While bitcoin has been gathering widespread attention with prices touching all-time highs, mainstream pundits have tried to attack the leading crypto asset for its energy consumption. It seems a new ‘bitcoin is bad for the environment’ editorial is published nearly every week by mainstream journalists, tech authors, and climate activists. This week a representative from […] дальше »
2021-3-15 19:35 | |
Crypto Mining Surge: Is Russia the Next Crypto Mining Hub
Crypto mining activities come with a challenge, it is a power-consuming task, and the problem miners are having with local authorities where crypto assets and facilities are located is energy consumption issues. дальше »
2021-3-16 17:00 | |
China’s Inner Mongolia Plans to Shut Down Bitcoin Mining Operations by April This Year
Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region in northern China, is planning to shut down all cryptocurrency mining activities in the area by April 2021, as part of efforts to improve energy efficiency. Regulating the Electrical Consumption in Inner Mongolia The government of Inner Mongolia will also stop approving new projects in energy-intensive industries such as steel […] дальше »
2021-3-3 20:00 | |
BTC Recovers Further as China’s Stance on BTC Shudders
The policy comes after China’s top economic planner National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said Inner Mongolia is the only province failing to constrain energy waste in 2019. BTC’s high energy consumption could be the main driver for this decision. дальше »
2021-3-2 19:22 | |
Why Comparing Bitcoin to Visa Doesn’t Make Any Sense
A reading of Nic Carter’s latest essay for CoinDesk on the inappropriateness of comparing the energy consumption of bitcoin and Visa transactions. дальше »
2021-2-15 17:00 | |
Bitcoin Network’s Electricity Consumption Is Extremely High, But There’s A Bigger Culprit
On February 2, Bitcoin regained price above the $35k level a week after momentarily dropping below $30,000 on 27 January. The top coin has gained 8. 04% in the last 24 hours to trade at $40,358 at press time. дальше »
2021-2-6 14:21 | |
Is there a solution to Bitcoin’s high energy consumption?
Bitcoin energy consumption has increased to more than 75 TWh, making it the highest level since late 2020. Every year, the world’s largest crypto network consumes close to 77.8 TWh according to DigiThe post Is there a solution to Bitcoin’s high energy consumption? appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2021-2-6 01:01 | |
Bitcoin Energy Consumption Is Far More Efficient and Greener Than Today’s Banking System
While bitcoin and a variety of digital currencies have swelled in value, a number of critics have spread fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) in regard to the energy consumption proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrencies leverage to produce new units of currency. дальше »
2021-1-20 02:00 | |
How Large-Scale Bitcoin Mining Is Driving Clean Energy Innovation
As a project in Northern Sweden shows, Bitcoin’s reliance on energy consumption could bring a more sustainable future. The post How Large-Scale Bitcoin Mining Is Driving Clean Energy Innovation appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. дальше »
2021-1-7 23:40 | |
Bitcoin Holding Companies Will Come Under Scrutiny from Biden Administration, Says Ripple CEO
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is once again taking aim at Bitcoin (BTC) mining energy consumption, predicting that the changing political landscape in the United States may affect companies holding the largest crypto by market capitalization. дальше »
2020-11-11 21:00 | |
Introducing CBPI: A New Way To Measure Bitcoin Network Electrical Consumption
Using the Composite Bitcoin Energy Index (CBEI), we can determine how much electrical power Bitcoin draws and how much electrical energy it has used. The post Introducing CBPI: A New Way To Measure Bitcoin Network Electrical Consumption appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. дальше »
2020-10-20 20:52 | |
Introducing CBEI: A New Way To Measure Bitcoin Network Electrical Consumption
Using the Composite Bitcoin Energy Index (CBEI), we can determine how much electrical power Bitcoin draws and how much electrical energy it has used. The post Introducing CBEI: A New Way To Measure Bitcoin Network Electrical Consumption appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. дальше »
2020-11-7 20:52 | |
Golden Week: China Sees Boost in Consumption Following Its Week-Long Holiday
Coinspeaker Golden Week: China Sees Boost in Consumption Following Its Week-Long HolidayThe growth trend with respect to consumption in the People’s Republic of China has skyrocketed following its week-long holidays. дальше »
2020-10-12 15:27 | |
Chinese Shenzhen Rolls Out 10M Digital Yuan in Public Giveaway Program
Coinspeaker Chinese Shenzhen Rolls Out 10M Digital Yuan in Public Giveaway ProgramThe aim behind the initiative is to allow the citizens to spend the digital yuan. According to Liao Qun, chief economist at China Citic Bank International, the program will spur consumption in Luohu district. дальше »
2020-10-12 10:56 | |
Ethereum gas fees hit new all time highs
As the Ethereum price hits a two year high, demand to transact on the network has surged leading to all-time high transaction fees, gas consumption and miner revenues. дальше »
2020-9-4 12:25 | |
Sichuan’s Blockchain Park: Chengdu Government Officials Welcome Bitcoin Miners
In mid-August officials from the Chinese province of Sichuan approved a number of enterprises that mine bitcoin for legal hydropower consumption in the region. Following the local government of Ya’an city deciding to foster mining, officials from Chengdu recently spoke about welcoming crypto mining at the Hashcon 2020 event as well as bolstering a blockchain […] The post Sichuan’s Blockchain Park: Chengdu Government Officials Welcome Bitcoin Miners appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »
2020-9-2 11:30 | |
The Bitcoin Network Now Consumes 7 Nuclear Plants Worth of Power
The SHA256 hashrate that secures the Bitcoin network has grown massively during the last few years, as Bitcoin’s processing power has touched all-time highs in 2020. Moreover, the gigawatts of electrical consumption powering industrial bitcoin mining today consumes as much as seven nuclear power plants. дальше »
2020-8-25 05:00 | |
Research: altcoins account for a third of total electricity mining consumption
Scientists at the Technical University of Munich examined the energy consumption data of the 20 largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization and concluded that altcoin mining also has a significant impact on the environment. дальше »
2020-8-9 23:10 | |
Venezuela Bans Crypto Mining At Government Provided Housing Due to Energy Demands
The Venezuelan government outlaws mining of Bitcoins (BTC) in any state-owned public housing projects due to ‘high electricity consumption’ and ‘disruption of the national grid supply. ’ However, a group of critics on the moving state the problems facing electricity in the country are inherent to the government’s negligence. дальше »
2020-7-20 17:00 | |
ConsenSys researchers break down risks in Ethereum 2.0, the “biggest economic shift” in crypto
After months and years of development, Ethereum 2 is finally drawing close. For those unaware, the upgrade will overhaul how the Ethereum blockchain works, using certain technologies to make it more efficient in terms of costs, power consumption, and speed. дальше »
2020-7-19 17:00 | |
Venezuela Bans Bitcoin Mining Operations in the Country’s Public Housing Sector
According to the Venezuelan Minister of Habitat and Housing, the government has banned mining operations in any low-income neighborhoods with subsidized housing. Ildemaro Villarroel told the public the restrictions are due to “high power consumption” in those areas. дальше »
2020-7-19 19:30 | |
Майнеры биткоина стали потреблять больше электричества
Энергопотребление майнеров биткоина возобновило рост после падения на фоне халвинга. Об этом свидетельствует Energy Consumption Index от сервиса Digiconomist. Через две недели после халвинга этот показатель опустился на 24%, с 77,78 ТВт·ч/год до 57,9 ТВт·ч/год. дальше »
2020-7-15 13:45 | |
China: Authorities Tap Blockchain to Issue Post-Pandemic Consumer Vouchers
Nanjing, the capital of China’s eastern Jiangsu province, which also functioned as the national capital during part of the Ming dynasty, has adopted distributed ledger technology (DLT) for the issuance of “consumption vouchers” to residents, as part of palliative measures aimed at helping the masses to cushion the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, accordingRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2020-6-23 15:07 | |
Will Bitcoin surge as COVID-19 eases?
COVID-19 gave the world a shock like no other. In a matter of months, countries closed their borders, enforced lockdowns, and issued stay-at-home orders. With economic consumption dragged down to the The post Will Bitcoin surge as COVID-19 eases? appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2020-6-6 17:00 | |
Chainlink’s Gas Consumption Keeping ‘Rock Solid’ at 1% Despite the Jump in Feeds & Nodes
The 12th largest cryptocurrency by market cap is currently seeing gains of 3. 53% while trading at $4. 24, with the rest of the crypto market. It is one of the top cryptos that is up over 120% in 2020 so far in comparison to Bitcoin’s 30% return. дальше »
2020-5-31 15:29 | |
Energy consumption – Crypto vs FIAT?
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are highly discussed topics with endless opinions. The people that are not a big fan of these cryptocurrencies can give you a list of negative effects that are linked to these currencies. дальше »
2020-5-27 10:02 | |
Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption Dropped Significantly Post Halving But Still Rivals Many Countries
Bitcoin network has always been criticized for the amount of electricity it consumes in order to verify transactions and add new blocks to the network. The recent block reward halving event which cut the supply of Bitcoin per block from 12. дальше »
2020-5-26 23:35 | |
Потребление электроэнергии майнерами снизилось на 24% после халвинга биткоина
Вскоре после халвинга общее энергопотребление майнеров BTC снизилось почти на четверть. Об этом свидетельствуют данные Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index от сервиса Digiconomist. На графике ниже видно, что в преддверии недавнего уполовинивания награды за блок майнеры биткоина потребляли 77,78 ТВт·ч/год. дальше »
2020-5-26 17:35 | |
Baidu’s On-Demand Video Platform, iQiYi Adopts Blockchain Technology
iQiyi, an online video platform owned by the Chinese tech giant, Baidu, has integrated distributed ledger technology (DLT) into its processes in an attempt to significantly boost its buffering speed and network congestion as well as energy consumption, according to reports on April 14, 2020. дальше »
2020-4-15 19:00 | |
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Raises Concern About BTC And ETH’s Energy Consumption
An article published by UK’s Telegraph stated that 1 Bitcoin transaction utilizes more energy compared to what an average British family uses in about two months. The article referred to data from Diginomist to show that Bitcoin’s energy consumption was at 77. дальше »
2020-3-5 01:06 | |